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Edinburgh-bound duo make Barnard Castle return
Saturday 30 July will see Funny Way to Be favourites Steve Bugeja and Hayley Ellis return to perform their new Edinburgh Fringe shows in a pre-festival double bill.…
Monkeyshine Festival cancelled
The festival was set to feature top TV names such as Chris Ramsey, Jason Manford and Gary Delaney.…
Jimmy Carr to explore the science of laughter
Jimmy Carr And The Science Of Laughter: A Horizon Special will be an evening of new science, experiments and a whole new theory of funny. …
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Review: Leicester Comedy Festival Preview Gala 2017
The Leicester Comedy Festival has become firmly established on the UK comedy calendar.…
Review: Leeds Festival 2016
"So, what's the answer to the obvious question - is attending Leeds Festival a good way to see comedy?"…
Review: Latitude Festival 2016
While the middle-class, artsy nature of the festival often comes in for some stick (take a drink every time a comedian mentions it and chances are you won't remember the weekend at all) their comedy line-up is utterly unparalleled by any other festival in the country. …
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Newcastle’s Tyne Theatre & Opera House reach for the stars
The Grade I listed building has risen from the ashes once again - with the best comedy line-up in town. …
Ross Noble interview
'Someone being a fan is very flattering, but there's a big difference between somebody liking your comedy and someone wanting to wear your skin as a suit.’…
Interview: Gary Delaney, Jarred Christmas, Pete Firman and Sean Hughes
"The police were called. Turns out they were part of a local gang. I had to have a police escort out of town."…
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Podcast: All Killa No Filla #24
Episode 24 is an killer couple. It's the Ken and Barbie killers, Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo. …
Podcast: All Killa No Filla #23
Episode 23 is a big one. It's the Kindly Killer himself, Dennis Nilsen. We find out why he isn't the British Jeffrey Dahmer and Rachel mentions plane crashes, again.
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Podcast: All Killa No Filla #22
Episode 22 is Ronald Dominque, a Glee Club attending, moped riding, Southern serial killer. Rachel gets right wing and Kiri tells us all about 'The Panics'.…
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Edinburgh Fringe review: Robin Morgan, Guten Morgan
"While time will tell whether Robin turns out to be Clark Kent or Superman, he's already an interesting and engaging presence."…
Edinburgh Fringe review: The Horne Section’s Question Sessions
"Horne's innate charm and quick wit manage to keep it on track, making for a dynamic and jubilant end to a day at the Fringe."…
Edinburgh Fringe review: Tony Law, Frillemorphesis
"Just watching Tony Law work is an education. Anyone who's serious about comedy should go see him."…
- Edinburgh-bound duo make Barnard Castle return
- Monkeyshine Festival cancelled
- Jimmy Carr to explore the science of laughter
- Preview: Sham Bodie’s summer spectacular
- Gemma Whelan lands Radio 4 chat show
- Mum and Upstart Crow get second outings
- Heard the one about the homeless comic?
- Catch the Fringe on your doorstep at The Bottle Shop
Comedy Reviews
Review: Peacock and Gamble: Heart-Throbs – Newcastle Stand
"This is comedy in its most natural, basic form; uncompromisingly, inclusive, played for all out idiocy and ultimately, unrestrained delight."…
TV review: Ambassadors – Episode 1
Ambassadors is not the biting satire of The Thick of It or Twenty Twelve nor is it as sharp as Peep Show - but it is something new, nuanced and funny.…
Review: Marcel Lucont: Gallic Symbol – Newcastle Stand
On a night when England are playing a crunch World Cup qualifier against Poland, Marcel Lucont must be delighted that so many have shunned the Three Lions to watch his show.…
Review: Mark Thomas: 100 Acts Of Minor Dissent – Newcastle Stand
Mark Thomas's 100 Acts of Minor Dissent is part-stand up show, part-anarchist manifesto.…
TV review: Stephen Merchant’s Hello Ladies – Pilot
Stephen Merchant takes centre stage - with Ricky Gervais nowhere in sight – in his new HBO series Hello Ladies. …
Review: Stewart Lee: Much A-Stew About Nothing – Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre, Newcastle
Remember Stewart Lee's last show, Carpet Remnant World? There were dazzling lights, recalls Lee, countless individually-illuminated rolls of luxurious pile, sound queues, and a cohesive underlying narrative. …
Review: Carey Marx: Intensive Carey – Baltic Square, Gateshead Quays
Those who have seen Carey Marx before will know him as an irreverent - some would say offensive - gagsmith with a penchant for dark material. This show, however, is different. …
Review: Gordon Southern: A Brief History of History – Baltic Square, Gateshead Quays
Gordon Southern's Brief History of History is exactly that. …
Review: Dancing at Lughnasa – People’s Theatre, Newcastle
The People’s Theatre pull off a convincing production of Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa.…