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13.11.09
Stephen Merchant had a chat with us backstage at Livestock 2009 and revealed the real reason he was at the event.... more

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13.08.09
Edinburgh Comedy: The hit sitcom Flight of the Conchords has made a star out of Kiwi Rhys Darby, who plays inept manager Murray but he has not deserted Holyrood for Hollywood.... more

Richard Herring keeps it real

20.02.09
Richard Herring's consistently amusing autobiographical shows prove that stable upbringings reap comedic rewards.... more

Gervais and Dawkins' alternative Christmas

19.12.08
What next, Stephen Hawking at Jongleurs? Surprise guest Ricky Gervais got a warm welcome but writer Richard Dawkins was the real star. ... more

Jason Byrne levels things out

28.08.08
Jason Byrne was on showstopping form with his reflections on the problems of keeping romance alive on the opening night of Pimms Summerfest.... more

Words take centre stage

22.02.08
Fifteen shows in eight great East End venues put the word firmly centre stage over the next few weeks during London's Word Festival.... more

Laugh? I fell off my sofa

19.11.07
Bruce Dessau couldn't complain about the bland venue when comics Richard Herring, Pappy's Fun Club and Joanna Neary turned up at his house to perform a free gig.... more

Critic's Choice: Top 5 Comedy

27.09.07
Comedy heavyweights Ricky Gervais, Frank Skinner, Richard Herring and Russell Brand are all doing their stuff - along with excellent reformed '80s act Skint Video. ... more

Another mid-life crisis

20.09.07
Despite a slight tendency towards waffling, Richard Herring's latest show is a rioutous look at the comedian's mid-life crisis.... more

Like a fine wine, Herring improves with age

15.08.07
Richard Herring delivers his best Edinburgh show yet, while Stewart Lee is as interesting as ever.... more

The summer's hottest tickets

20.06.07
From blockbuster films and open-air theatre to the Last Night of the Proms and Prince, it promises to be a memorable summer of entertainment in London. Our critics have picked their favourites.... more

Critic's choice: top five comedy

07.06.07
Mark Thomas is at the Tricycle, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Al Murray all line-up at the Lyric Hammersmith, and Daniel Kitson kicks off the Sunday season of al fresco gigs this weekend.... more

Thoughtful Herring still a big fish

02.04.07
Richard Herring's 21st show - Mènage a Un - is a cerebral set about linguistic subversion, 'loneliness, onlyness and onanism' and sex.... more

Celebration of offbeat laughs

07.02.07
Phill Jupitus, Stewart Lee and Richard Herring were among the comedians performing to raise money to put surreal Midlands comic Ted Chippington's early work on CD.... more

Strictly for strong stomachs

02.02.07
Scott Capurro mercilessly attacks everyone from heterosexuals to Jews to the Dutch. Even Prince Philip would squirm at his snide asides about the Chinese, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Menage A Un stretched too far

31.01.07
While original wit was not entirely absent, Bruce Dessau felt an over-long set with tangible flabbiness stopped Richard Herring's show gaining momentum.... more

Critic's choice: Best comedy shows

26.01.07
There'll be more hilarious tall stories from Ed Byrne, Francis & Power reveal their dark underbelly and big names line-up for the Malcolm Hardee Charity Cabaret.... more

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