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Glasgow Comedy Festival: 9 to see
Jay Richardson picks his highlights from this year's Glasgow International Comedy Festival programme.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 11th March 201913 special recommendations for the Edinburgh Fringe
These are the shows that don't fit well into any of our categories and include some mixed-bill nights, multimedia adventures and contrived conceits.
Laugh Out London, 6th August 2018John Kearns on ditching his trademark wig and teeth
If British comedy has a soul, it resides in Edinburgh. The wet streets, overheated rooms and frantic commercial business of the Fringe can blind you to this -- you can forget that Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, most of Monty Python, Rowan Atkinson, Tom Stoppard, Stephen Fry, The League of Gentlemen, Ricky Gervais and almost every comedian you've heard of kick-started their career right here. None, however, has started as spectacularly as John Kearns.
Stephen Armstrong, The Times, 5th August 2018John Kearns interview
"I often act like everything will work itself out even when the bank balance and diary suggests otherwise."
Beyond The Joke, 15th May 2018John Kearns: Don't Worry They're Here review
Cherry picking elements of slapstick, surrealism and philosophy, this genuinely unique, massively entertaining hybrid was refreshingly difficult to pigeonhole.
Nick Aldwinckle, The Latest, 8th March 2018Chortle Awards 2018 nominees
The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2018 have been announced. Mat Ewins, Hannah Gadsby, John Kearns and Joseph Morpurgo are up for Best Show.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2018John Kearns: Feeling idiotic on stage boosts confidence
I owe Scotland, specifically the Edinburgh Fringe, my career, as after winning a couple of awards I could quit my day job and walk around the park where I live muttering "what have I done?"
John Kearns, The Scotsman, 29th January 2018My comedy hero: John Kearns on John Sullivan
As he takes Don't Worry They're Here across the UK, John Kearns picks the creator of Only Fools and Horses as his comic idol.
Brianh Donaldson, The List, 16th January 2018What's On London's Comedy Awards 2017 results
So take our advice and fill your 2018 with grins, chuckles and snorts by heading along to those venues or catching our top picks in stand-up, character, storytelling, musical, sketch and improvised comedy for 2017.
Ian Cater, What's On London, 3rd January 2018John Kearns interview
The double Edinburgh comedy award winner on the things that make him laugh the most, from Barry Humphries to Monkey Trousers.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 22nd December 2017