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 seeing the back of you from its top rated topical comedy panel show, it’s probably time to take a new approach to exposing establishment hypocrisy. That’s exactlyRead More →
There are plenty of reasons to like Chris Addison: he has regularly roles in two top comedy series, has appeared on a cross-Atlantic movie success and seems relatively grounded. He also effortlessly crosses the comedian-actor pigeonhole with deceptive ease and to top it all off, older generations love him andRead More →
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 →
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 →
Let’s get this straight – Rebecca Adlington, bless ‘er, DOES look like someone looking in the back of a spoon. Since the insanity of the Sachsgate row and the intervening Frankie Boyle and Jimmy Carr “joke” controversies, the BBC have been keen to extract all possible offence from any jokes.Read More →
Currently on a summer break from touring – no doubt to record Mock the Week – Frankie Boyle is a pretty prolific comic, it seems. Not only does he contribute hugely to Mock the Week, he’s also contributed material to Jimmy Carr, as well as appearing on Have I GotRead More →
