Susan Calman: the worst 55 minutes of my standup career by Paul Fleckney

As her Lady Like tour stops off at Soho theatre in London, the Scottish comedian talks about the referendum, feminism, her hatred of spa treatments " and the night nobody laughedHow are thin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:30am on February 2, 2015[SHARE]

Doctor Brown: 'Comedy? It's a big word, dude. It's pretty full-on' by Paul Fleckney

Doctor Brown, the alter ego of American comic Phil Burgers, on playing the idiot with Sam Simmons, watching his audiences walk out and how he never set out to be a comedianWe haven't seen to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on January 20, 2015[SHARE]

Vote for Partridge: the characters who should follow Pub Landlord into politics by Paul Fleckney

Al Murray's comic creation is standing against Nigel Farage in South Thanet with a '13-point common-sense action plan'. But what would Otis Lee Crenshaw and The Boy With Tape on His Face do …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on January 15, 2015[SHARE]

Luisa Omielan: Go out with a comedian? Only if they stopped being so needy by Paul Fleckney

The standup on classism and sexism in comedy, her part in the Miranda Christmas special and her new show, Am I Right Ladies?!Not many comics have a debut show as successful as yours (What Wo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:00am on January 2, 2015[SHARE]

Q&A: Dave Gorman gets to the point by Interview By Paul Fleckney

The comedian opens up about forsaking alcohol for laughs, his PowerPoint double act and his cat Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:21am on November 13, 2014[SHARE]

Angela Barnes: the salty standup mentored by 'Auntie' Sarah Millican by Paul Fleckney

Championed by the BBC, fellow comedians and her own dad, who inspired her debut show, this rising comic specialises in heartfelt funnies Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:30am on October 6, 2014[SHARE]

Edinburgh comedy awards: explore all the winners interactive by Paul Fleckney

From Cambridge Footlights in 1981 to Bridget Christie in 2013, explore the history of the Edinburgh comedy awards. Find out who won, who they beat and how the art of comedy changed each year…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:45am on August 20, 2014[SHARE]

Ten free comedy shows at the Edinburgh festival 2014 by Paul Fleckney

From Luisa Omielans feelgood hour to Liam Williamss pensive set, here are 10 fringe shows where you pay on the way out Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:17pm on August 17, 2014[SHARE]

Come on down: the best audience-participation comedy shows at Edinburgh festival 2014 by Paul Fleckney

Whether you want to overcome your fear of the front row or just feel more invested in the action, these are the acts to catch How to be an Edinburgh festival stooge Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:57am on August 14, 2014[SHARE]

Edinburgh comedy awards 2014: five favourites for best newcomer by Paul Fleckney

Winning best newcomer at the fringe can turn the heads of comedy's kingmakers. Here are five faces in the frame Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:44am on August 11, 2014[SHARE]

'My job is to hurl things, chant things, put waders on a man': the Edinburgh festival stooge by Paul Fleckney

What's it like to be an onstage helper for a comedian who specialises in bizarre, possibly messy stunts? Paul Fleckney steps up to find out Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00am on August 11, 2014[SHARE]

Où est le punchline? The art of standup in a second language by Paul Fleckney

Eddie Izzard has done it in French, German, Spanish, Russian and Arabic. But are the jokes essentially the same and do foreign comedians at Edinburgh get lost in translation? Read more cove…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:30am on August 5, 2014[SHARE]

Will Adamsdale: sitting at the cheap bar between theatre and comedy by Paul Fleckney

Ten years after his Perrier victory with Jackson's Way, the one-time Human Computer is back at the Edinburgh festival with a new show about borders 'Comedy today is tweeting with one hand an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on August 1, 2014[SHARE]

Alex Horne: Edinburgh comedy veteran who keeps upping the eccentricity by Paul Fleckney

Every year at the Edinburgh fringe festival, the comedian pushes his luck a bit further and his latest show is outright folly Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on July 29, 2014[SHARE]

Mark Thomas: how to define Nigel Farage and trip up Ukip by Paul Fleckney

The comedian and activist revisits the successes and dangers of his 100 Minor Acts of Dissent tourI don't know what you've been doing for the past 12 months, but Mark Thomas has been making …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:50am on May 21, 2014[SHARE]

Josie Long: finding the funny in her comedy tour of Tate Modern by Interview By Paul Fleckney

Josie Long has never been one for comedy clubs her latest gig takes audiences on a whistlestop tour of Tate Modern. Art always inspires her sets, but she may be an unreliable guideI used to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:51am on April 24, 2014[SHARE]

Daniel Kitson: standup's most restless, theatrical polymath by Paul Fleckney

Did you hear the one about the comedian who was as good at avant-garde theatre as he was at cracking gags?The "thing" about comedian Daniel Kitson has always been the belligerent modus opera…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:17am on March 4, 2014[SHARE]

Lembit Opik by Paul Fleckney

The Backstage Comedy Club, London Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:18am on June 3, 2010[SHARE]