Press clippings
Warm-up Maff Brown steps in for Angela Barnes on MTW
It may be the moment every comedian doing TV warm-up secretly hopes for. Maff Brown will make his debut on Mock The Week tonight - after panellist Angela Barnes was taken ill at the last minute.
Chortle, 3rd December 2020Comedian Sean Collins makes film criticising coronavirus lockdown
Comedian Sean Collins has made a film criticising the government's response to coronavirus and highlighting its impact upon the arts.
British Comedy Guide, 27th October 2020Lockdown Comedy 1: where to get your laughs this week
Live stand-up, podcasts and not the Eurovision Song Contest.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 27th April 2020Christmas gigs bring no cheer for stand-ups
During the festive season, comedy clubs can be hijacked by drunk, obnoxious audiences. Dave Johns, Maff Brown and Jessica Fostekew recount their worst experiences.
David Jesudason, The Guardian, 4th December 2019Film review: The Comedian's Guide To Survival
Comedies about stand-up comedy are difficult to pull off. How do you capture the highs and lows of performing live on film? How do you capture the buzz of the good gig, the despair of the bad gig? How do you capture a world that is simultaneously niche and mainstream? The Comedian's Guide to Survival comes pretty close.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th October 2016Review: Comedy Club at the Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea
Not for the first time, the comedy line-up didn't match the advertised bill. However, with Steve Gribbin occupying the coveted headline slot, the punters certainly weren't short-changed.
Kayleigh Millen, Portsmouth News, 10th April 2016Review: 'Very Best in Stand Up'
Review of Maff Brown, Brendan Dempsey, Angela Barnes and David Longley.
Nantwich News, 8th November 2014Breaking the set in stone
Maff Brown explains why it has taken him a few years performing at the festival to work out where his strengths lie.
British Comedy Guide, 1st August 2014Bound & Gagged Comedy presents Maff Brown's solo show
He has been appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2007 and Born Again Comedian will be his third solo stand-up show. His self-penned 2012 sketch show Maff Brown's Parade of This garnered 4 star reviews and was voted one of the top ten shows to see at the Fringe by GQ Magazine.
Broadway World, 14th July 2014The Maff Brown three minute interview
After writing for everybody else in just about every TV comedy you can imagine, Maff Brown returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his new show, Born Again Comedian. Martin Walker wonders if he’s finally found his voice.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd July 2014