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Super hilarity from Andrew Maxwell

23.02.09
Sometimes Andrew Maxwell has such a keen eye he barely has to craft a gag. His Soho Theatre show was not so much a gig, more a comedy masterclass.... more

Bush gets last bashing in Bye George

20.01.09
Charity fundraiser Bye George offered some top stand-ups one last chance to air their George Bush material. ... more

Talent trampled by talk

02.04.08
Andrew Maxwell and Simon Amstell did not have a very successful gig at Neighbourhood. But it was more the setting than the comedians that were to blame, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Ireland's answer to Billy Connolly

16.08.07
Andrew Maxwell, a natural raconteur, is steadily proving himself to be the Irish Billy Connolly.... more

Critic's choice: Top five comedy shows

28.06.07
David Cross brings his friends and Scottish stand-up Frankie Boyle feature among this week's top five comedy shows... more

Yank's Divine Intervention

18.06.07
Riffing on the Virgin Mary: US comic David Cross is hitting London tomorrow with his 'casually prevocative' new show.'... more

Critic's choice: top 5 comedy shows

24.05.07
Full Mooners at midnight, a benefit for Ghana, playful Irishman Kevin McAleer and the mighty, fearless Stephen K Amos - they're all on this weekend.... more

Off the record: David Smyth

23.03.07
David Smyth ponders the Arctic Monkeys' unlikely move into the world of fashion, extortionate ticket prices for gigs and Bjork's latest out-of-this-world album in his weekly column.... more

Ecological with the truth

02.01.07
Al Gore uses his skills and clout to try to stop global warming in An Inconvenient Truth, Adrift proves to be one of 2006's finest psychological nail-biters and Crank is Speed without the bus.... more

Dangers in the night

05.12.06
Andrew Maxwell's growing army of new fans is rapidly discovering to their delight that this "comedians' comedian" outshines most rivals, says Bruce Dessau.... more

A look at the twilight side

04.12.06
Topicality and news headlines are the lifeblood of stand-up comedians but Channel 4's 'King of Comedy' Andrew Maxwell found himself thoroughly shafted by them.... more

Something funny's going on in the capital

25.10.06
The Borat movie, starring London's Sacha Baron Cohen, is hailed as one of the most hilarious films in years, while the capital's comedy clubs brim with young talent. We're gagging for it.... more

Top 5 comedy shows

21.09.06
Josie Long will be charming the audience at the Soho Theatre, it's the opening night for a season of graveyard shift gigs fronted by Andrew Maxwell and Will Smith stands in for Harry Hill.... more

Top 5 comedy shows

21.09.06
Josie Long will be charming the audience at the Soho Theatre, it's the opening night for a season of graveyard shift gigs fronted by Andrew Maxwell and Will Smith stands in for Harry Hill.... more

New night set for punchy delivery

07.09.06
A group of talented stand-ups should ensure that the first of The Great Eastern Hotel's Sabotage comedy nights delivers the sort of comedy punch its promoters are predicting.... more

Critic's Choice: Comedy

31.08.06
Brilliantly bitchy stand-up from Alan Carr, laddish behaviour from doctor comic Simon Brodkin and some fine yarn-spinning from Owen O'Neill all make Bruce Dessau's top comedy picks.... more

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