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Bloom with a view

10:40am Friday 10th November 2006

"Getting told to f*** off by 400 people is the highest compliment for a comedian."

Killer comedy at Killjoy

10:13am Friday 3rd November 2006

Battersea and Balham are well-served for stand-up, but nearby Clapham is a relatively comedy-free zone.

Pod almighty

9:38am Friday 27th October 2006

Ricky Gervais has one. Peter Kay, too. Even Russell Brand puts his about when the BBC aren't busy censoring him.

Tasty comedy

10:38am Friday 13th October 2006

Pete Jonas' view of British people is quite simple - we are all queueing patiently in line as we eat and drink ourselves into an early grave.

When babies appear to be smiling, it's often just a case of bad wind. Surely a sign that comedy and children do not mix. Unless, that is, you're Jeff Green - award-winning stand-up and first-time father to baby son Orlo.

Dara's had enough

3:37pm Thursday 28th September 2006

Dara O'Briain's national stand-up tour winds into Wimbledon this week on a tidal wave of mild irritation - an emotion the Dubliner adopts in his stage persona to such telling effect.

The real me

10:34am Friday 22nd September 2006

From madcap to just plain mad, Terry Alderton has finally found a vehicle for those voices in his head.

Mickey the chancer

5:36pm Thursday 14th September 2006

Mickey Hutton may live in the same riverside apartment block as John Major, Jay Kay from Jamiroquai and Lee from Blue, but that doesn't make him a schmoozer.