Frank Tully
- Actor
Press clippings Page 38
Stewart Lee, Russell Howard and 'alternative' comedy
Comedy Central has axed Lee's programme and will broadcast a new one by Howard - leading critics and comedians to debate standup's future on the telly.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 31st March 2015Opinion: Russell Howard 1 Stewart Lee 0
An article about how Stewart Lee's attempts on televising more alternative comedy on Comedy Central are losing out to more mainstream comics like Russell Howard.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th March 2015Jason Manford to set up comedy club in Leeds
A Leeds nightclub is elbowing its way into the comedy world with help from funnyman Jason Manford.
The Yorkshire Post, 21st March 2015Stewart Lee axed: The demise of real stand-up
For stand-up, things are not looking so jolly. Last week Stewart Lee's The Alternative Comedy Experience was axed by Comedy Central. It is the only show I have seen that captures what club comedy really feels like - risky, sweaty, too intimate, teetering between hilarity and despair.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 19th March 2015Michael Palin says John Cleese was 'difficult'
Monty Python actor Michael Palin has told how co-star John Cleese could be "very difficult" to work with at the height of their fame.
BT, 18th March 2015Audio: Lee Ridely (Lost Voice Guy) interview
Lee Ridley is a comedian with a difference. He has cerebral palsy and as a result, isn't able to speak. He has to tell his jokes through a communication aid - rather like the one used by the scientist Professor Stephen Hawking. Speaking to Outlook's Joel Cox from his hometown of Newcastle, England, Lee started by telling a story from a time before his comedy took off. Despite having no singing voice, he auditioned for the popular TV talent show The X Factor.
Joel Cox, BBC, 17th March 2015Review - Stewart Lee: A Room With A Stew
The Comedy Vehicle comedian continues to intrigue, influence and irritate in wonderful measure.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 16th March 2015Stewart Lee: privatising BBC3 would be pernicious
If BBC Three is sold to the free-market fundamentalists we'll lose the very idea of public broadcasting within a decade.
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 15th March 2015Stewart Lee discusses Alternative Comedy Experience axe
Stewart Lee has discussed various subjects in a wide-ranging new interview, including the axing of his Comedy Central show The Alternative Comedy Experience.
British Comedy Guide, 12th March 2015Kate Copstick on her dislike of Lee Evans & Only Fools
Comedy critic Kate Copstick on some aspects of comedy she hates.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 2nd March 2015