First, a statement of principles: the person reviewing this book considers himself left-wing at a time when to be even mildly left-wing is to be considered extremely communist, at least in the eyes of anyone who is right-wing (or “mainstream” as I believe at least 80% of all UK media would have it). I voted…
Comedians don’t make it easy for us, the maggoty masses, to love them. Turn on the TV and you’d be forgiven for thinking that the British laughter racket is entirely ruled by bright eyed bouncy young pups eager to sell their souls to pithy panel shows and advertising campaigns for that fast-track route to the…
Now you don’t have to wait for David Mitchell to go on holiday to read Stewart Lee’s musings. For the comedian and stand-in Observer columnist has assembled five years’ worth of his articles for the Sunday broadsheet, and a handful of other outlets, in one anthology of over-extended satirical metaphors. But why buy a book…
EIGHTEEN ED FRINGE TIPS I’m all sold out for the Ed Fringe but here’s eighteen tips of things likely to be better than me. 11.00 am Stand 1 Bridget Christie (the duchess of stand-up) 11.30 am Assembly George Sq – Derevo – Once (physical euro-theatre) 12.00 mid-day Stand 2 – Daniel Kitson (the arch-duke of…