British Comedy Guide

Ben Williams (I)

  • Journalist, promoter and producer

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Rubberbandits - Continental Fistfight review

Easily the highlight of Continental Fistfight is the Bandits latest single, Dad's Best Friend.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 5th February 2014

David Baddiel interview

David Baddiel's first solo stand-up show in 15 years is an open, honest examination of life in the public eye. He tells Time Out about the highs and lows of being famous.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 3rd February 2014

Frank Skinner - Man in a Suit review

The West Midlander often jumps to new, contrasting topics with little explanation, an approach that could do with a bit of tightening, and occasionally it's a bit too slow-moving. But Man in a Suit sees Frank Skinner on fine form: warm, chatty and self-deprecating, with plenty of droll one-liners to quote at work the next day.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 22nd January 2014

John Kearns interview

What's so funny about a pair of oversized dentures and a dodgy wig? We talk to 2013 Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer winner, John Kearns.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 10th January 2014

Cheap comedy gigs in London this January

It's cold out and everyone's skint. But there's hope! Here are six January comedy picks where tickets are priced at a tenner or less.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 2nd January 2014

The best comedy shows of 2013

Who made our comedy critic laugh hardest this year? Here are our top five stand-up shows of 2013.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 13th December 2013

The Colonel: the Weirdos alternative pantomime

This year, they're panto-ing up again, but rather than recreating a Disney movie, they've written an original piece called The Colonel.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 10th December 2013

Tony Law - Nonsense Overdrive review

Compared to Maximum Nonsense, Tony Law's superb 2012 show that earned him a Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award-nomination, 2013's offering is much sloppier.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 5th December 2013

Bill Bailey interview

The bearded, bald and brilliant behemoth of stand-up comedy says that this tour is his last. For now. Time Out finds out what else is on Bill Bailey's to-do list.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 19th November 2013

Stewart Lee review

Even when workshopping fresh routines (which, in fact, he's been road-testing for six months), the iconoclastic comedian is on spectacularly funny form.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 8th November 2013

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