Jon Richards
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Jon Richardson discusses nidiots and being happy
'This is the first time I've gone on tour as a happy person. Fingers crossed that something goes wrong'
Brian Donaldson, The List, 27th August 2014Comedy review: Jon Richardson
Jon Richardson makes his extremely well composed set seem thrillingly ramshackle, and its often the off-kilter paths he hurtles down where the night's greatest laughs are to be had.
Alex Hibbert, Manchester Evening News, 31st May 2014Jon Richardson to present Channel 4 series on growing up
Jon Richardson will present Jon Richardson Grows Up, a three-part Channel 4 series in which he will examine what it takes to be a 'Happy Adult'.
British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2014Jon Richardson to host Channel 4 comedy pilot
Jon Richardson is to host the pilot episode of a new show based on the questions that people ask on internet search engines.
British Comedy Guide, 9th May 2014Review: Jon Richardson
Richardson does come unstuck with a closing routine on 'finding himself' in a room full of hippies, but that falls flat because it's just so out of character. Richardson's not about feel-good comedy or happy endings.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 18th November 2012Jon Richardson interview
Turning 30 was a milestone for Jon Richardson - in more ways than one. In a typically forthright interview with Radio Teesdale's Peter Dixon, Richardson admits that he spent most of his twenties in isolation, living on his own in Swindon and playing just about any gig he could to pay the bills.
Peter Dixon, Giggle Beats, 11th November 2012Jon Richardson, Apollo Theatre, London
This, and his failed attempts at feminism, are real crowd-pleasers, but they do not feel long enough to savour before the humour returns to the anxious and adolescent.
Charlotte Lytton, The Independent, 13th September 2012Review: Jon Richardson - Funny Magnet
Emma McAlpine reviews the latest tour from funny misanthrope and Channel 4's Stand Up For The Week host Jon Richardson.
Emma McAlpine, Spoonfed, 10th September 2012Jon Richardson - review
Two hours of Richardson worrying about the pronunciation of "an onion" or commentating on a fellow train passenger's packed-lunch technique gives us more insight into his mental state than is probably good for us.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th September 2012Stephen Fry, Sean Lock & Jon Richardson for new Channel 4 shows
Channel 4 has announced a raft of new entertainment commissions, including programmes starring Stephen Fry and the stars of 8 Out Of 10 Cats.
British Comedy Guide, 5th July 2012