Prince Charles celebrates his 60th birthday this year, and among various engagements Thursday November 13th was the date that The Princes’ Trust – an organisation setup by Charles to help young people – held an evening of A-list comedy entertainment in his honour at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London.Read More →
It has been a very long time coming, but finally at last my home town of Middlesbrough has established a regular comedy night! A monthly affair at the Town Hall Crypt, I’ve so far been unable to attend due to other commitments. However I have heard superb reports back, andRead More →
Well it has been a long time coming, but finally here it is – the brand new look Quintessential Comedy! The aim was to produce a smoother, slicker look for our loyal visitors, and we hope that the new look and improved functionality on the right-hand menus will improve enjoymentRead More →
It’s easy to blow stuff out of all proportion, but there’s no way that this business should be carrying on 10 days or so after the fact. As it is, both Brand and Ross have been caught up in the media circus and both suspended while the BBC’s Director GeneralRead More →
You don’t get much hi tech comedy really outside of The IT Crowd – let’s try and redress the balance a bit… There’s more tech gubbins over at The Gadget Monkey.Read More →
Well, what can you say – it’s split the nation, pretty much like the subject matter, but Britain’s got the Pop Factor and Possibly a New Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice was an absolute triumph for Peter Kay and Channel 4 on Sunday evening. If you missed itRead More →
Excellent to see Mitchell and Webb doing their Nazi “Hans, are we the baddies…?” sketch on last week’s show at the Albert Hall, and the little Iranian lady was good too. But what a load of bad choices! Alan Carr stuggles to be funny at the best of times, frankly,Read More →
News that the Philipine embassy are making a complaint about a recent edition of Harry and Paul came as a major shock – especially given the context of the complaint. Apparently: A petition organised by the Philippine Foundation called for the “re-education” of the BBC. It said: “This particular sketchRead More →
If not, it certainly comes close… The BBC entered a new era this weekend with the launch of ‘BBC Hardcore’ – a free to air pornography channel intended to compete with the fastest growing area of digital broadcasting. ‘BBC 69’ as it will also be known will cater for thoseRead More →
Omid Djalili’s “No Agenda” show was broadcast on Friday night on Channel 4, and gives an interesting demonstration in the art of standup comedy. It topped off a reasonable evening of comedy, but while Enfield, Whitehouse and Murray have what can clearly be described as jokes, Djalili’s material sits inRead More →
[singlepic=14,320,240,,right]Al Murray might be back this Friday, and Harry Hill might be back next month; Enfield and Whitehouse are back on our screens too, but right now it’s Monday evening and all I’ve got is every single episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus to watch. No bad thing, but I’veRead More →
[singlepic=53,320,240,,right]A welcome return for Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse on Friday evening, with the “I Saw You Coming” man on deliciously rude form, the posh scaffolders discussing modern art and an amusing 1920s version of The Bourne Identity. But top of the pile was a superb Dragon’s Den skit, withRead More →
