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Press clippings Page 50

No more silly walks from John Cleese at the O2

The public's love for "silly walks" does not appear to be shared by its chief protagonist.

Jonathan Owen and Lucy Anna Gray, The Independent, 29th June 2014

The Dan Lees three minute interview

Dan Lees can be seen in various guises on London's alternative comedy and cabaret circuits. At last year's Edinburgh Festival he appeared in Victor Brainchild and Mystic Maud Explain Everything and Pekka and Strangebones Comedy Showpeice who also performed at the Glastonbury Festival. Martin Walker wonders what he's doing this year.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th June 2014

John Cleese: why I stopped doing the Bond films

Cleese says his turn as madcap inventor Q ended because producers were pandering to Asian audiences, which he claims don't appreciate "the subtle British humour or the class jokes".

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 23rd June 2014

Comedy review: Lee Nelson at Colchester

All in all, everybody left Colchester Arts Centre happy that they had made the right decision on how to spend that evening. After hearing of the football score, it felt like we were the only people in the country who were laughing.

Glen Oldershaw, Essex Chronicle, 23rd June 2014

E4 orders new panel show hosted by Glee star Kevin McHale

Kevin McHale, who plays Artie in US show Glee, will host Virtually Famous - a new E4 panel show about internet stars.

British Comedy Guide, 19th May 2014

Lee Rigby: Does this article make you feel awkward?

On Sunday, the charity Scope is launching a national television campaign to get people talking about why they might feel "awkward" around disabled people. Comedian Lee Ridley, known as Lost Voice Guy, regularly experiences public awkwardness.

Lee Rigby, BBC Ouch!, 11th May 2014

Review: Rich Hall, Glee Club

It was a perfect venue for such a talented comedian who clearly adores his job of making people laugh when he can see the whites of their eyes.

Elizabeth Fry, Nottingham Post, 1st May 2014

Review: Usurp Chance Tour featuring Stewart Lee

The first show I've ever walked out of.

Lucy Anne Gray, Gray Comedy, 26th April 2014

Lee Evans set to hit the stage and perform once more

His manic, high-energy performances have earned him a massive following, and he now regularly sells out some of the biggest venues in the country. But comedy fans in the Lowestoft area are in for a real treat this summer when Lee Evans returns to the town for a one-off appearance at the Marina Theatre.

Mark Boggis, The Eastern Daily Press, 24th April 2014

Stewart Lee: A revolution in stand-up

In a collection of critical essays published in 1929 as a prolegomena to the appearance of Joyce's Finnegans Wake, Our Exagmination round his Factification of Incamination of Work in Progress, Samuel Beckett begins his contribution with the words "With Joyce, form is content." With Stewart Lee, comedy is content: Joyce's novel is a novel about a novel, Lee's comedy comedy about comedy.

Julian Dutton, The Huffington Post, 11th April 2014

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