Doug Stanhope is not for the fainthearted and he was not even firing on all cylinders. If he starts swigging Tiger Blood in Hammersmith, stand back... more
Gladiator star Russell Crowe once reigned over Hollywood as its most popular leading man. But as he stepped out in his hometown of Sydney yesterday, it was astonishingly clear his heartthrob status is now just a distant memory.... more
A performer with an anarchic passion that's difficult to resist, Ed Hamell laments over loss and death in his show The Terrorism Of Everyday Life.... more
Impish Irishman Andrew Maxwell, Terry Alderton, Simon Munnery, Phil Nichol and Canadian-with-attitude Glenn Wool, delivered a frustratingly enjoyable shambles of a soirée.... more
This week's top DVDs include the twisted tale Tell No One, Spiderman 3, a Daft Punk collection entitled Electroma and US comic Joe Rogan performing stand-up.... more
A UK answer to American Def Comedy shows, Perrier-nominated feisty Aussie Sarah Kendall and the Brighton Festival Fringe all make Bruce Dessau's comedy picks of the week.... more
The Ornate Johnsons return with festive fare, there's a short revival for excellent monologue Bill Hicks: Slight Return and expect the bah humbug factor from scabrous Scot Jerry Sadowitz.... more
Australian Pete Jonas and American Erich McElroy pick fault with Britain's bad food and bad transport, Mark Watson tackles teenage muggers and Doug Stanhope lives up to the hype with his Soho run.... more
Comedians do not come more bitter and nihilistic than Doug Stanhope - the man dubbed the heir to Bill Hicks. And the hard-drinking American did not disappoint on his London debut.... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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