Jay Richardson
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 19
Jonny Pelham interview
In his current show, Jonny Pelham reveals a childhood trauma that still leaves him feeling numb. Here he talks about his new strategy for finding comedy amid the carnage.
Jay Richardson, The List, 30th September 2019Show review: Still Game: The Final Farewell
Burdened by its legacy, The Final Farewell is never as narratively or tonally certain as its two stage predecessors.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 28th September 2019Frankie Boyle in Edinburgh review
I wondered if the audience were good enough for him.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 14th September 2019Review: Frankie Boyle - Full Power, Edinburgh
Notwithstanding an incident at the start of the show when he subjected a heckler to a period of sustained abuse, there were moments during this opening night of Frankie Boyle's first major Scottish tour for a decade that made you wonder if his audience was good enough for him.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 13th September 2019Greg Hemphill on Still Game
The creators of the popular Scottish TV series talk about saying goodbye to Jack and Victor on the big stage of the Hydro.
Jay Richardson, The List, 13th September 2019Putting the 'fun' into funerals
Comedians are celebrating being alive to use their final words to mock death, writes Jay Richardson.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 20th August 2019The Tez O'Clock Show review
Wading into the Brexit debate without getting bogged down in the personalities or over-familiar comic conceits, The Tez O'Clock Show also didn't simply presume the positions of its audience as The Mash Report is prone to do.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 26th July 2019Jena Friedman interview
'Does not wanting kids to get shot make me an activist?'
Jay Richardson, The List, 26th July 2019Focus on: Paul Putner
Every bit the comedian's comedian, Paul Putner is the performer who you don't know that you know. Jay Richardson speaks to more than a jobbing actor.
Jay Richardson, Fest Mag, 24th July 2019Seriously, scientifically funny
Can you apply the rigour of the scientific method to comedy? Jay Richardson gets nerdy with Olga Koch, Harriet Braine and Dr Heather Berlin.
Jay Richardson, Fest Mag, 24th July 2019