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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.
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.
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.
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: 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.
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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