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Christmas 2017 comedy picks
From Amusical to Bill Bailey, these are the comedy shows to catch this month.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 5th December 2017BBC Radio's Christmas 2017 highlights
BBC Radio has announced its festive comedy offerings for 2017. Radio 4 will celebrate 50 years of Just A Minute, whilst other specials include comedy drama Anansi Boys, 15 Minute Musical, Dead Ringers and Count Arthur Strong.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2017Robin Ince on diversity in charity gigs
Want more diverse charity line-ups? You need to do more than complain.
Robin Ince, Chortle, 23rd October 2017Robin Ince on problems of booking diverse charity gigs
I have also seem complaints in the past as to why certain charity bills are made up of certain people over and over again, the reason is usually that there are certain people who are more prepared to give up their time.
Robin Ince's Blog, 22nd October 2017Is political correctness saving comedy?
"PC is killing comedy" raised its minstrel make up face again this week when Mel Brooks was on Radio 4's Today programme.
Robin Ince, 26th September 2017Robin Ince: putting appliance of science to good use
Can you have a scientific sense of humour? Stand-up Robin Ince, who has just shared an arena stage tour with poster boy of serious stuff Professor Brian Cox, feels that it "kind of does work".
Viv Hardwick, The Northern Echo, 21st September 2017Day one/two/three of Edinburgh Fringe
The problem with comedians is that all the reasons that mean they must be on stage or all the reasons they must never be on stage.
Robin Ince, Robin Ince's Blog, 3rd August 2017Eddie Izzard, airing cupboards & the nature of writing
Eddie Izzard once advised me that I should not have an airing cupboard. He had come round to my flat to play Escape from Colditz. He won. He told me an airing cupboard was a level of luxury too great and no creativity could come from warm or even dry towels.
Robin Ince, Robin Ince's Blog, 22nd July 2017Edinburgh 10x10: 5. Get in the sea!
10 comedians who have been photographed in a body of water
Chortle, 21st July 2017Things you maybe shouldn't joke about
Are there some topics you shouldn't joke about or that you shouldn't want to joke about? Is suicide one of them?
Robin Ince, Robin Ince's Blog, 20th July 2017