Ian Stone

While one doesn't like to laugh at other people's misfortunes, that was pretty much encouraged during I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down, in which comedian and musician Rich Morton chatted to a variety of stand-ups about those nightmares gigs that remain impossible to forget.

While this was a thoroughly entertaining half-hour, Morton rarely gave any of his interviewees a namecheck, which became frustrating for the listener. At the top of the show, we were told he was going to be talking to Jo Brand, Tim Clark, Jack Dee, Milton Jones, Lucy Porter and Ian Stone. True, it was easy to know when Dee, Brand and Porter were contributing, but the rest of the time it was a bit of a guessing game.

However, aside from this hiccup was a stream of amusing anecdotes about disastrous corporate gigs - prompting one comedian to try to escape by hiding in a dumb waiter - horrible hecklers and that one person in the audience who doesn't laugh.

Dee was in particularly good form, describing how if a Comedy Store gig went wrong in the early days of his career, he would tackle the challenge of walking through the audience in order to leave the venue by wearing his motorcycle helmet, as if he had just delivered a pizza.

Lisa Martland, The Stage, 5th November 2013

Greetings From Leicester - Ian Stone

Ian Stone, comedian/broadcaster, is ranked amongst the top ten stand-ups in Britain by The Independent.

Howard Gorman, Comedy Chords, 5th February 2013

Ian Stone - a sparkling comedy gem (and an angry one)

As-seen on Mock the Week and Buzzcocks, as-heard on 5Live's Fighting Talk and the Arsenal podcast, Ian Stone's natural home in onstage. And this month, after 20 years in the biz, he has his first hour-long show in London.

London Is Funny, 1st July 2011