Paul MacInnes
- Journalist and reviewer
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Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: rarely saying something
Two acts who are largely silent have become a big noise among Edinburgh's raucous late-night comedy lovers.
Paul MacInnes, The Guardian, 19th August 2010Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: has porn changed tastes
Late Night Gimp Fight is gross-out sexual comedy played for laughs.
Paul MacInnes, The Guardian, 18th August 2010An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: the cure for death
What should comics do when they die on stage? Conduct an immediate postmortem - or perform a quick resurrection?
Paul MacInnes, The Guardian, 17th August 2010An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: putting the hours in
Not all comedians spring fully-formed from the womb, like Bo Burnham. For most it takes years to master the craft.
Paul MacInnes, The Guardian, 13th August 2010Fringe diary: The interpretation of drams
Booze provides some winning gags, but a drunk audience can be both a boon and an obstacle for standups.
Paul MacInnes, The Guardian, 12th August 2010Do standups tell the truth?
Two confessional standups demonstrate that 'honesty' - real or merely convincing - can be electrifying.
Paul MacInnes, The Guardian, 10th August 2010An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: perfecting the set
The first days of the Edinburgh festival allow comics to turn a rough act into a slick one - with a little help from the audience.
Paul MacInnes, The Guardian, 9th August 2010Can you define offensive comedy?
As Frankie Boyle's Down's Syndrome skit lands him in hot water, it's time for us to draw a line between humour that works and humour that hurts.
Paul MacInnes, The Guardian, 9th April 2010Michael McIntyre: a comedian for the Cameron age
Love him, loathe him, have genuinely violent feelings towards him, you just can't ignore Michael McIntyre. He only made his television debut in 2006, but three years later he is the face of live comedy in the UK as host of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow.
Paul MacInnes, The Guardian, 20th November 2009Ricky Gervais's The Office: the perfect TV comedy?
The fact that The Office being remade in yet another country, for the sixth time and on this occasion in Israel, confirms once more the universality of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's comic creation. That and the fact that, by now, they must be so stupendously rich that their recent Comic Relief sketch could only have been a tame understatement.
Paul MacInnes, The Guardian, 3rd April 2009