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The venue's no joke but Just For Laughs' London festival delivered megastar stand-ups
A new sibling to Montreal's big comedy shindig has launched in the UK and despite the corporate guff there was a lot to laugh about.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th March 2023Just For Laughs, review: as a comedy venue, the O2 turns out to be a bit of a joke
Making its London debut, the comedy festival attracted some big, talented names, but they were no match for this cold, corporate netherworld.
Tim Harding, The Telegraph, 5th March 2023Just for Laughs London: the 6 shows to book now
For four days in March the O2 complex in Greenwich will host a smorgasbord of events, showcasing Hollywood stars, new talent, club nights, podcasts and discussions.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 1st February 2023Graham Norton, Mel Giedroyc... every celebrity wants to be a novelist. But can they hack it?
A look at new books by among others Ruth Jones and Bob Mortimer.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 29th November 2022Graham Norton says he's blacklisted 'small group of mature, middling stars' from BBC show
Graham Norton has interviewed more celebrities than you can shake a stick at, but he has admitted there's a select list of mid-tier stars he won't be inviting back on his beloved chat show.
Katherine Heslop, The Mirror, 29th October 2022Billy Bragg: What people like John Cleese get wrong about cancel culture
A belief in accountability does not involve condoning threats or violence - and freedom of expression does not mean freedom from consequence.
Billy Bragg, The New Statesman, 19th October 2022Graham Norton gets a taste of 'accountability culture'
Norton will live to regret his failure to offer solidarity to JK Rowling.
Brendan O'Neill, Spiked, 18th October 2022Graham Norton deletes Twitter after comments on JK Rowling and 'cancel culture' go viral
Presenter had said the term 'cancel culture' should replaced with 'accountability'.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 17th October 2022Graham Norton on the 1992 Edinburgh Fringe act that 'kicked it all off'
The comedian said Edinbugh has a special place in his heart as he recalls his big break 30 years ago.
Christina O'Neill, STV, 15th October 2022Why is Graham Norton defending cancel culture?
What terrible things exactly does Norton think John Cleese has been saying all these years, for which he now needs to be brought to justice? Was his campaigning for (pass the smelling salts!) the SDP-Liberal Alliance in the 1980s merely a front for a hatred for minorities? Was A Fish Called Wanda a manifesto for segregation? Did Fawlty Towers advocate a fascist takeover? Was the parrot sketch a coded demand for the euthanisation of the poor?
Gareth Roberts, Spiked, 12th October 2022