Terry Alderton

Radio Times review

If the last act tonight, Terry Alderton, looks familiar, that may be because you've seen him as Bianca's taxi-driving boyfriend in EastEnders. But he was a comedian before he was an actor - and before that he was a goalkeeper for Southend United. He has also presented the National Lottery - it's quite a CV - and his stand-up is resolutely left-field: at one stage he stands on his head and acts out a conversation between his two shoes.

Before Alderton we're on safer ground with host Adam Hills, who does a brilliant job of forming a boy band from members of the audience. He's not always laugh-out-loud funny, but something about Hills' act makes you feel better about life.

Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast episode 14

Adam Hills takes the reins for the penultimate instalment of the Amnesty Edinburgh podcast series, and confides that he was quietly warned off making gay jokes about Putin by MI6. Guest John Lloyd speaks about the sequel to The Meaning of Liff: a book about words that ought to exist but don't. Meanwhile, comedian Ben Van der Velde returns to talk about his favourite Edinburgh one-liners, and there's standup from Terry Alderton, Caroline Rhea, Felicity Ward and Abandoman.

Terry Alderton joins EastEnders as Bianca's new love

Fresh from the Edinburgh Festival stage, Terry Alderton will become an Albert Square regular.

Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast episode 6

Recorded live at the Edinburgh fringe, host Jo Caulfield introduces standup Lloyd Langford on romantic weekends, Terry Alderton on ignorance and Stephen K Amos in comfortable shoes. Plus sketch comedy from The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek, and Vikki Stone sings about clever DILF Brian Cox.

Latitude review: Terry Alderton

Terry Alderton is far from normal: he's doing groundbreaking things with the form of comedy that no one normal would ever think of.

Terry Alderton interview

Terry Alderton talks about playing the Balham Comedy Festival.

Review: Terry Alderton, Bloomsbury Theatre

Terry Alderton used to be a goalkeeper, but as a comedian he is anything but a safe pair of hands. Having made it as a mainstream comic, he flipped his conventional act upside down and now specialises in a risky, unique brand of highly physical screwball clowning. Not always hilarious, but often excitingly unpredictable.

10 minutes with... Terry Alderton

Terry Alderton could probably be considered one of the Comedy Roadshow success stories. The Sun's Comedian of the Year (Ed: Gobsmacked this wasn't Lee Evans...) hasn't looked back since his date with Mr McIntyre, and, breaking away from the club circuit, he's now got his own tour: Terry Alderton - Season Four. Well deserved, we'd say, though what happened to seasons 1-3? Jake Massey shares ten minutes with Terry to talk about comedy, touring, and those voices in his head...

Opinion: What's Better, New Gags or Old Classics?

I went to see Terry Alderton at the Bloomsbury Theatre last night. Great fun and a full review will be in the Evening Standard on Tuesday. But one particular thing struck me. Alderton was ostensibly doing a new show, but various bits in it came from previous shows.

Opinion: Is Stand-Up the Toughest Job in the World?

Has anyone tried to attack you while you've been at work recently? Probably not, but a news story today suggests that it happened to Terry Alderton during a gig this week.