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Alice Jones
Alice Jones

Alice Jones (I)

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All smiles on Sunday with a comical take on religion

Presiding over the atheist congregation known as the "Sunday Assembly" are two comedians - Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans.

Alice Jones, The Independent, 5th December 2013

A rude welcome to Jane Bussmann's world

I helped to write a sitcom this week. It was with Jane Bussmann, the brilliant writer on Smack the Pony, Brass Eye and South Park, among other twisted TV gems. I wasn't the only one; there were about 50 of us in the basement of London's Soho Theatre on Sunday night, lending a hand on her new six-part sitcom.

Alice Jones, The Independent, 29th November 2013

'Tis the season to buy jolly DVDs

It was Super Monday this week - the comedy industry's equivalent to Super Thursday, when publishers flood the bookshops with celebrity memoirs and other sure-sellers for the festive market. So on Monday DVDs by Miranda Hart, Reginald D. Hunter, Micky Flanagan, Jack Dee, Eddie Izzard, Jimmy Carr, Bill Bailey, Seann Walsh, Keith Lemon and others hit the shelves.

Alice Jones, The Independent, 22nd November 2013

Fresh Meat gets first class honours for student comedy

The Channel 4 show is one of the finest comedies to emerge this decade.

Alice Jones, The Independent, 15th November 2013

Jack Whitehall's joke writer works alone with new book

You may not recognise Freddy Syborn, but you will have heard his punchlines. Syborn, 26, is Jack Whitehall's joke writer.

Alice Jones, The Independent, 1st November 2013

Steve Coogan interview

Lurid tabloid tales about his private life turned Steve Coogan into a Hacked Off warrior. But with his latest film, Philomena, a hot tip for the Oscars, he may be entering a new phase of life.

Alice Jones, The Independent, 29th October 2013

Adrienne Truscott, comic who performs naked waist down

To be fair, the show's title had given fair warning. Adrienne Truscott's Asking for It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else sounds like the sort of thing you might studiously avoid in the cabaret listings of Time Out but it turned out to be a show so daring, unique and entertaining that I and my fellow judges on the Edinburgh Comedy Awards ended up giving it the Panel Prize at this year's Fringe.

Alice Jones, The Independent, 24th October 2013

Great cast but unlikely to earn our lasting affections

No, sorry, it's not as funny as Peep Show, but Ambassadors, the new David Mitchell and Robert Webb collaboration, which began last night, isn't really meant to be.

Alice Jones, The Independent, 23rd October 2013

Has Miranda Hart sold out with new exercise video?

Miranda Hart is releasing a fitness DVD. I know. Bear with.

Alice Jones, The Independent, 18th October 2013

Comedy review: David Brent with Foregone Conclusion

It's good, if uncomfortable, to have him back.

Alice Jones, The Independent, 15th October 2013

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