
I'm the editor of the website beyondthejoke.co.uk and I've launched a Substack where I'll be publishing pieces about comedy - exclusive comedy think pieces and recommendations, classic comedy memories. It's my life in comedy, from the gaffes to the gags.
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The Edinburgh Fringe opened on August 7. At the very start I felt the standard was higher than ever and there’s been no letting up since those thrilling first few days. In fact I’ve seen so many great shows I’ve started to do round-ups just...
The Monty Python Star Has A New Tour And Book Coming Out.
Eric Idle’s latest book Idle In Provence: A Brief History of Thyme is published later this year and tells the story of Idle’s attempt to create a rural idyll in France.
Since this 2017 interview Ivo Graham has done gloriously badly on Taskmaster, written a book called Yardsticks For Failure and generally made a career out of flunking things. But he’s also increasingly funny and increasingly successful, sel...
Week one of the Edinburgh Fringe is done but before I get to that there’s some exciting screen news (is it called TV? is it streaming? who can I ask to find out the answer?). The line-up has been announced for the Halloween special run of L...
Pippa Evans is back at the Edinburgh Fringe this year and as busy as ever. As I write she is just finishing off a run of solo work-in-progress shows, but there is no sleep til late August - she will still be up here as part of the Showstopp...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Comedy fan for as long as I can remember. Evening Standard comedy critic for many years. Founder of the beyondthejoke.co.uk website for other bits about comedy. Author of Beyond A Joke about the dark side of stand-up.
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