At the Royal Festival Hall in 1997, Derek Bailey played a double header with the Japanese duo Ruins. I seem to recall a moment where septuagenarian genius, lost in concentration, actually bumped into the back wall of the stage, his guitar making a resonating clang. Looking down, he appeared to consider what had happened, and…
Michael Pennington was born in St Helens, Lancashire, in 1971. He gave birth to Johnny Vegas sometime in the early 90’s, after a difficult pregnancy involving pottery, the priesthood and at least one severe beating. Pennington is one of our most misunderstood and maligned talents, and Johnny is one of the greatest comedy characters ever…
Julian Cope, the former lead singer of the chart-topping 80’s pin-ups The Teardrop Explodes, is playing a secret solo show in the back room of a community arts centre in the Berkshire frontier town of Aldershot. Union Jacks flutter in all the pubs. Cope’s hair is, by some margin, the longest in the surrounding area.…
Music Theatre, the genre which gave us Andrew Lloyd Webber and the tribute show, combines the worst aspects of music with the worst aspects of theatre to create a mutant hybrid that is the worst form of live art that exists. There are few aspects of human artistic endeavour that are of less moral or…
During the Edinburgh Fringe Festival a few years ago a cab driver asked me who my favourite stand-ups were. I mentioned Billy Connolly amongst the usual international top ten. The cab driver explained that he hated Billy Connolly because he was ‘too English.’ I didn’t know what this meant exactly. Was it perhaps that Connolly…
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Wharto15, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Idrie, Youtube
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Brighton Argus
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Bosco239, youtube
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube