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Bruce Dessau's top comedy gigs for 2016
Having been spoilt for choice when it came to picking TV highlights the live highlights felt thinner on the ground this year. The Edinburgh Fringe featured a lot of very good shows but few really great ones. Maybe comedians were a little knocked sideways by the Brexit vote. but two did respond well - see below. Elsewhere there were a few excellent big gigs and small gigs and it was nice to see some West End runs rather than bank raid arena one-offs. These shows are listed in absolutely no particular order.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st December 2016Brian Logan's top 10 comedy of 2016
Mr Swallow camped it up as Houdini, Isy Suttie looked for Mr Right, while Brexit brought out the angry best in Bridget Christie and Stewart Lee. Our critic picks the year's best [live] comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th December 2016Nick Mohammed pens children's novel
Penguin Random House Children's has acquired world rights to a children's fiction title by actor, comedian and magician Nick Mohammed.
Charlotte Eyre, The Bookseller, 24th October 2016Radio 4 to pilot Kieran Hodgson gym sitcom Sweats
Kieran Hodgson has created a new radio sitcom set in a gym. A pilot episode starring Hodgson and Nick Mohammed is due to be recorded soon.
British Comedy Guide, 18th October 2016Profile: Nick Mohammed
Nick Mohammed: actor, comedian, Durham alumnus.
Palatinate, 6th October 2016Fringe 2016 Terrier Awards announced
The First Terrier Awards are revealed by master critic Fringe Dog.
Fringe Dog, The Skinny, 24th August 2016Ten must see Edinburgh Fringe shows I still need to see
It must be a good Fringe, we are halfway through and my list of must-see shows is now longer than it was when I arrived. Here's a run down of shows I'm still determined to find the time to see. In, I should add, no particular order.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th August 2016BCG Recommended Shows
The top shows British Comedy Guide saw at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe.
British Comedy Guide, 15th August 2016Brexit puts UK comics in the Thick of It at the Fringe
At this year's Fringe festival in Edinburgh, political comedy takes center stage. With recent upheavals in Britain, the country's comedians are scrambling more than usual to keep their material current.
Anna Russell, The Wall Street Journal, 11th August 2016Nick Mohammed on alter-ego's biopic of Harry Houdini
Nick Mohammed reveals why he might end up being dragged lifeless from the stage during his alter-ego Mr Swallow's ill-conceived biopic of escape artist Harry Houdini.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 1st August 2016