British Comedy Guide

John Stansfield

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James Acaster: Acaster spell on you

Foster's Comedy Award nominee James Acaster shares his thoughts on the competition and the dangers of misquotation.

John Stansfield, The Skinny, 3rd September 2014

Fringe cut: Best of the northwest in Edinburgh

Every August our friends in the North ruthlessly steal all of our comedians for an entire month. Frankly, it's not on. Still, we've rounded up some of our favourites from the Northwest circuit you should check out if you head to Edinburgh for the Fringe.

John Stansfield, The Skinny, 30th July 2014

Comedy spotlight: Rachel Fairburn

It's a good job that Rachel Fairburn is very funny, because she'd make one heck of a murderer. Her obsession with those darker souls among us may not come across upon first impression, but don't judge a book by its cover. Instead judge her by the colouring book she lovingly created. The one on serial killers.

John Stansfield, The Skinny, 29th April 2014

Richard Herring review

A great stand-up whose relentless search for comedy takes in absolutely everything around us.

John Stansfield, The Skinny, 8th April 2014

Comedy spotlight: Peter Brush

Meet Peter Brush, 'a very serious man'.

John Stansfield, The Skinny, 26th February 2014

David Baddiel: Fame, Not The Musical @ The Lowry,

Initially a little rusty - to be expected with it being the first night of the tour - his timing is a little off and he has to keep checking notes on his laptop, but he soon finds his stride and deliveres what becomes a hilarious lecture on the pitfalls of fame and the nature of the unpleasantness it can create.

John Stansfield, The Skinny, 14th February 2014

Mike Wozniak: Take the Hit @ The Lowry, Salford, 19 Jan

A great performer with an interesting style, he is trapped between abandoning the basis of the show and simply getting on with his act.

John Stansfield, The Skinny, 21st January 2014

Spotlight: 2014, a Comedy Odyssey

Comedians and promoters in Liverpool and Manchester reveal their hopes for the regional scene in the New Year.

John Stansfield, The Skinny, 7th January 2014

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