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These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022It's no joke -- the Edinburgh Fringe has a class problem
Festival veterans Stephen Fry, Al Murray and Jayde Adams talk about the changing face of what's funny.
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times, 21st August 2022Dave announces Edinburgh Comedy Awards broadcasts
The Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards body has announced a range of programming and streams around this year's awards.
British Comedy Guide, 19th August 2022Edinburgh Fringe 2022: The comedy lineup so far
Here's a small fraction of some of the comedy coming up at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Jamie Dunn, The Skinny, 24th July 2022Eddie Izzard, Michael Palin and more on 75 years of the Edinburgh Fringe
Stars of stage and screen share their Edinburgh memories.
The Telegraph, 23rd July 202222 telly stars to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
From the Fringe to TV and now back to the Fringe.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 9th July 2022Assembly announces final shows for Fringe 2022
Assembly Festival has announced its final 50+ shows for 2022, including Frank Skinner, Al Murray, Jinkx Monsoon, Queen of Fake Alison Jackson and Fringe favourite Reuben Kaye.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th June 2022Al Murray, the Pub Landlord: the pint-swilling philosopher for our times
"This was our Blitz!" announces Al Murray's beer-sloshing alter ego the Pub Landord as he takes to the stage full of characteristically overstated certainties. It's a crowded market if you joke about covid and lockdown, and the Landlord's ideas aren't quite sharp enough to puncture any thoughts of "oh no, not this again". Still, no other act is as well placed to put today's miseries in context. The Landlord is a bar-room philosopher whose arguments slalom between no-nonsense and all-nonsense. He may not have his creator's Oxford degree in modern history, but he has the same broad-canvas view of humanity.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 30th March 2022Fans struggle for refunds as Comedy In The Park gigs cancelled
A string of major comedy events have been cancelled following the collapse of its promoter - leaving ticket-holders out of pocket. John Bishop was to headline a string of Comedy In The Park gigs, in which he would have been joined by the likes of Jason Manford, Rob Beckett, Al Murray, Katherine Ryan and Dara O Briain. But promoter M&B Promotions has now stopped trading, blaming the Covid pandemic.
Chortle, 10th February 2022Al Murray writes Second World War history book
Al Murray's first history book, Command: How The Allies Learned To Win The Second World War, will be published in October this year.
British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2022