Mock the Week regular Andy Parsons live DVD Gruntled is out on November 14th, but what can you expect from the follow up to 2009’s Britain’s Got Idiots? Well it’s pretty much more of the same. What you get with Parsons is exactly what you should expect – ranting, someRead More →
You might say that he hasn’t really been anywhere what with Britain’s Got the Pop Factor… and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice and various appearances (let’s forget Doctor Who) and repeats of Phoenix Nights and That Peter Kay Thing, but in truth Peter KayRead More →
I love Bill Bailey. He looks funny, he says funny things and he’s a great musician – all things I can admire in a person. Now there was a bit of a mix up with the PR company that sends these review discs out; they were convinced that Dandelion MindRead More →
After quitting Never Mind the Buzzcocks, comedian Simon Amstell vowed to get back onto the comedy circuit, his aim no doubt to share his slightly odd world view with the student audience. His live DVD illustrates just how much he has developed over his time fronting the popular music panelRead More →
There’s barely a man or woman in the UK who can’t be aware of Dara O’Briain, the genial Irish host of Mock the Week whose success has seen him popping up on daytime TV shows from time to time. While his style isn’t to everyone’s liking, he has had immenseRead More →
Mock The Week is one of the TV panel gameshows that came at the tail end of the panel comedy trend. The fad started with Have I Got News For You, followed quickly by They Think Its All Over opening the doors for many other pretenders to the throne. MTWRead More →
Evans jumps around the stage with so much enthusiasm that you feel out of breath just watching him. Similar to Norman Wisdom in appearance and energy but with more variety he bounds from topic to topic with wild abandon.Read More →
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 →
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 →
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=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 →
