http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/ Surrey Comet /leisure/comedy/ en-gb Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:15:54 +0000 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:15:54 +0000 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/resources/images/527605/?type=rsslogo http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/ http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/1215053.Robin___s_making_waves/ It's useful to have friends in high places. My own attempts to get pally with Hugh Hefner have met with literally hundreds of ignored emails and a court injunction, but the friendship between Robin Ince and Ricky Gervais is of the genuine, non-fantasised variety, writes Paul Fleckney. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:24:00 +0000 47482afcecfa5ad1997219546244be41 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/1213616.Jim___s_fixed_it_for_Louis/ At last, a good news story! It's not all teenage murders and arts crises out there. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:11:00 +0000 f7e1786506fcb88eaa2c891b1550860d http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/1195845.Cockney_charmer/ Micky Flanagan instantly satisfies the cockney stereotype, writes Paul Fleckney. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:52:00 +0000 0f12d09778c613ce552ec95828d2cdda http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/1164645.From_oil_rigs_to_glamour_gigs/ So rarely is Marcus Brigstocke off Radio 4, he is a dead cert for the Russell Brand Award for Media Ubiquity (radio category). But scan the Brigstocke CV and it gets more tasty the further down you get, writes Paul Fleckney. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:06:00 +0000 2f012ec9ea4345be1ec43c42ee8d9ea2 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/1150655.Back_to_basics/ Never go back, they say. The conveyer belt of rock and pop bands who try to recreate the old magic serve as proof of this (Take That, Happy Mondays, I'm looking at you). But comedy troupe The Ornate Johnsons have bucked the trend by looking pretty hot second time round. Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:32:00 +0000 3f0e11ca33a24148516fc7b7cdd6244b http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/1117779.Taking_the_mic/ It should have been a disaster. Signing up for his debut open mike spot, aspiring stand-up Carl Donnelly found himself billed after veteran comedian Mike Reid. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:39:00 +0000 07627b05f0dd55c4208526b60c20c351 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/1117729.Howard___s_say/ Howard Read's got his fingers in so many pies he should buy shares in Fray Bentos, writes Paul Fleckney. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:27:00 +0000 c7e8b360b5757d71d0abb8ddcb868fae http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/1051769.Klangers_are_out_of_this_world/ Stand-up comedians are a needy bunch according to Marek Larwood. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:57:00 +0000 11d2e2050656b433ad10ad8aa678b028 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/1051592.The_king_of_rain/ Comedian Steve Hughes says he is "not a normal Aussie", and he's spot on. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:06:00 +0000 d3ab8e51f5a3262d3a4f373088e23698 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/comedy/1015369.No_ordinary_Joe/ If I revealed that his hobby was astronomy, he found Freud inspirational and his favourite word was flatulence, most people wouldn't have a clue who I was talking about. Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:54:00 +0000 acfb2666d628322188ace68f7d51013e