Seann Walsh

Review: Sky Arts Irish Comedy Shorts

Sky Arts has made a bit of a name for itself recently giving new and familiar talent a platform in pithy short films. They've done it before and they have done it again with a new selection of Ireland-based quickies.

Sky Arts '...In Ireland' shorts reviewed

Sky Arts must be pleased with the results of their latest round of comedy short films, unveiled at the Cat Laughs Festival in Kilkenny this weekend. Though each Irish-themed offering was shot in a day, there's not a duffer among the six, with almost all the comics featured drawing directly on dubious episodes from their lives.

Opinion: mainstream v alternative - is the gap closing?

We live in interesting times for comedy. I never thought I'd see Sara Pascoe on The Graham Norton Show. Maybe the gap is closing between what we describe as alternative and what we describe as mainstream. Maybe one of the legacies of Comedy Vehicle is that it did attract comedy fans to more cerebral notions of the nature of comedy. Sadly not enough for BBC2's beancounters.

C4 Comedy Gala, review

Rattling through a conveyor belt of more than twenty comedians, this marathon event had one-liners flying so thick and fast it started to become exhausting, says Bruce Dessau.

BBC slammed for having Seann Walsh presenting Boat Race

Viewers of the BBC One coverage of the historic race lambasted the broadcaster for the choice of Seann Walsh as a host, saying he was "an insult to athletes" and had no "respect" for the races.

Seann Walsh almost missed his charity comedy gig

Seann Walsh spent 30 minutes trying to break into a 33-storey construction site in Central London on Monday night. He was meant to be performing at the Palace Theatre in support of youth homelessness charity, Centrepoint. But the similarly-named charity and nearby skyscraper turned his evening into a comedy of errors.

The channel's series re-exploring the merits of silent comedy continues with this piece starring Seann Walsh, Marek Larwood and Jocelyn Jee Esien - one of whom accidentally kills the guide dog of a blind man, played with customary gravity by Vic Reeves. Any comedy involving Reeves invariably involves the surreal use of food, and so it is that the death of the hound is caused by a prawn sandwich. The hapless trio must now convince Reeves that his dog is still alive. Non-verbal hilarity ensues.

Seann Walsh live review

A treat if you can be bothered to leave the house.

Seann Walsh interview

Seann Walsh has charted his - mostly alcohol-fuelled - journey into adulthood through his stand-up since becoming a big name on the circuit five years ago.

Review: Seann Walsh, Glee Club

Sunday nights may not bring out the loudest crowd, but the laughter came straight from the belly when Seann Walsh came to town.