Standing Up for the Big Yin
Now, I’ve never been a massive fan of Billy Connolly. His classic material – you know, appearances on Parkinson and other late night
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Opinion
Frankie Boyle Dropped!
When you’re making near-the-knuckle jokes about paedophiles and the Royal Family that are so over the top that even BBC Two doesn’t mind
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Why The One Big and Small Chef Should Sit Down
Did you catch BBC One’s celebratory The One Lenny Henry earlier this year? Buoyed by the success of the excellent The One Ronnie
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Comedy Winners, Good Choices
So the British Comedy Awards 2011 have been and gone; it was a pleasure to see some different names thrown about this time
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Hold On – It’s the British Comedy Awards 2011!
If you’re planning on a night in the 2011 British Comedy Awards are broadcast live on Channel 4 this evening, with host Jonathan
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Dear BBC, What the Hell Are You Doing?
Things are looking grim for BBC television comedy. In the past few weeks we’ve had the news that Shooting Stars has been axed
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Storm in a Swimming Pool
Let’s get this straight – Rebecca Adlington, bless ‘er, DOES look like someone looking in the back of a spoon. Since the insanity
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Castrated?
What happened to Have I Got News For You this week? Paul Merton and Ian Hislop were joined by Al Murray in the
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Live Comedy in Middlesbrough!
It has been a very long time coming, but finally at last my home town of Middlesbrough has established a regular comedy night!
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Quintessential New Look!
Well it has been a long time coming, but finally here it is – the brand new look Quintessential Comedy! The aim was
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