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Andrew Lawrence: 'Often when people say

Why I Love: Avoiding overuse of the word 'love'

Andrew Lawrence, comedian

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Observations: Prepare to shed tears of laughter as Laughterinoddplaces calls it a day

Friday, 26 June 2009

One of the underground gems of the comedy circuit, Laughterinodd places, is doing an Eric Cantona/ Harper Lee/The Office and calling it a day in its prime.

Tiernan Duoieb came up with Twitter Comedy after a poorly attended live stand-up gig

Short and tweet: Comedians get in on the Twitter act

Saturday, 20 June 2009

Twitter is perfect for road-testing one-liners and even putting on gigs, reports Julian Hall.

Miss Machismo: Zoe Lyons on cracking 'the funniest joke' at last year's Edinburgh Fringe and winding up Germaine Greer

Thursday, 18 June 2009

Zoe Lyons has been on the UK comedy circuit for six years, gigging in clubs and fringe festivals all over the country with her own brand of observational wit. She was made a patron of Pride in 2007, and will be performing at the Southbank's Udderbelly venue as part of this year's festival, alongside Craig Hill, Susan Calman and Jonathan Mayor, in Stand Up with Pride!

Jo Brand: This charming woman

Friday, 29 May 2009

The comedian, whose latest novel is about mental illness and Morrissey, reveals how her own angst acts as an inspiration

Observations: Time to join the grouchy club

Friday, 29 May 2009

I have fond memories of watching Lewis Black record one of his television specials on Broadway in 2004. Among the many grouches of this grumpy old man of American comedy was the weather. "What is all this about the wind-chill factor?" growled Black. "Why do I need to know what temperature it could have been if it hadn't been for the breeze?" Now arriving here for a brief tour, Black may have to get used to Britain's favourite obsession.

'In stand-up terms, he was just going in different directions - it was beautiful,' says Eddie Izzard

Bring me sunshine: The legacy of Eric Morecambe

Sunday, 24 May 2009

This week, it will be 25 years since Britain's favourite comedian died of a heart attack – and still he retains his place in the nation's affections.

Observations: Udderbelly is all lit up by the colour purple

Friday, 22 May 2009

If there was an award for the most distinctive, outlandish venue, it would surely go to Udderbelly, a giant, purple upside-down cow that lands next Wednesday for a new eight-week season on London's Southbank. With hooves and udders pointing upwards and its very own pasture between the Royal Festival Hall and the London Eye, it will be virtually impossible to miss the extraordinary, 400-seater space.

Taking the mic: Alexei Sayle, the 'first modern MC', performing at The Comedy Store

Stand-up and be counted: Thirty years of the Comedy Store

Monday, 18 May 2009

When the Comedy Store threw open its doors, it rewrote the joke book. Julian Hall celebrates 30 years of mirth – and 10 comedians recall their first, nerve-wracking, appearances there

Ken Dodd in his dressing room at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton

Ken Dodd: Tears of a clown

Saturday, 16 May 2009

Jonathan Brown: The city where Ken Dodd's career began this week told him he was no longer welcome.

Mark Watson says: 'I had a gig in Maidstone, Kent, very early on. The venue doesn't exist any more - hopefully it burnt down'

No laughing matter: From heckling to bottling, Britain's leading stand-up comics recall the horror of their first gig

Sunday, 10 May 2009

Bottled in Bangor, slapped around in Southend, and hounded by heckles from the bar staff. Taking the first tentative steps towards a career in stand-up comedy is no laughing matter, as today's hottest stars tell Carrie Matthews

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