Hal Cruttenden

Hal Cruttenden: Why I'm staying at home

As comedians flock to Edinburgh, festival veteran Hal Cruttenden explains why he won't be joining them.

Hal Cruttenden, The Telegraph, 5th August 2011

Hal Cruttenden: on touring

Roly-poly funnyman Hal Cruttenden explains why he's making the most of the final chance to be a posh, middle-class comic before Armageddon strikes.

Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 19th November 2010

Noel Fielding, who looks like a cross between Sandie Shaw and Russell Brand, is tonight's headline act. But the Bristol audience isn't sure how to deal with him. There's a bit of reserve and possibly even bafflement in the applause. Which is perfectly understandable, as Fielding's brand of delicate surrealism withers under the glare of a broad-brush comedy show. Much more mainstream are John Sessions lookalike Hal Cruttenden, who does a very good camp Alexander the Great; Seann Walsh and his routine about why people don't use moving walkways in airports; and Mike Gunn, who makes jokes about his wife. But, as always, it's McIntyre the audience has really come to see and he wins them over completely with his impression of a rail ticket inspector and his account of reading the bedtime story on CBeebies.

Alison Graham, Radio Times, 16th October 2010