Comedy
When Tom Wrigglesworth tried to help a fellow train passenger over a ticket dispute he was threatened with arrest. Now he's on a comedy mission to change the law. SIMON PARKIN reports.
For many Chris Addison is best known for his role in the political satire The Thick Of It. Yet the man himself sets great store by his stand-up roots. Strange then that the comic pickings from this show should be so meagre.
Now, you'll like this, not a lot but… Top magician Paul Daniels who is coming to Norwich - promising a night to remember. SARAH HARDY tries to get him to reveal a few tricks of the trade.
More than 100,000 characters, a total of three masterworks and several hours of story-telling. Charles Ross has to condense it all solo into 90 minutes in his hit comedy One Man Lord of the Rings. ABIGAIL SALTMARSH reports.
Tim Vine's like one of those tennis ball machines, only he serves rapid-fire puns at his audience instead of Slazengers. He tells STEVEN RUSSELL how he hones his material and why his favourite recent job was a rollercoaster ride - literally.
200 comedy sketches in 60 minutes - it's a tough ask, but Pappy's reckon they're just the men to set a new world record. Stopwatch at the ready, SIMON PARKIN puts them through their paces.
At an evening with high-energy Irish comic Jason Byrne you expect a lot of things - a relentless onslaught of in-your-face physical comedy and devil-may-care near the knuckle humour to name just two, but not usually a whodunnit.
Apparently we should start and conclude this review with 'David O'Doherty, yeah, he's alright...if you like that kind of thing'. The Irish comedian claims this sums up just about every write-up he's ever had.
Problem with your bike? Ask comedian David O'Doherty, he's bound to have a few ideas. ABIGAIL SALTMARSH asked him about the freewheeling show he's bringing to Norwich.
Jo Caulfield is something of a comedy veteran having performed at stand-up clubs for over a decade and in that time has gathered glowing reviews, comedy awards and a word-of-mouth reputation that has secured her spot on numerous panel shows and her own Radio 4 show.
Norfolk-based comedian and broadcaster Adam Buxton is back on our TV screens in the new BBC2 sitcom The Persuasionists and is about to host Bug#3, the latest in his hugely popular music video nights. EMMA LEE spoke to him.
While most stand-up comedy falls in the observational category - with notable off-shoots into the surreal, the political and the slapstick - Alex Horne falls into a more recent variation, one that you could uncharitably call nerd-comedy.
Looking for something to spend your hard-earned honk on? How about booking to see Alex Horne? ABIGAIL SALTMARSH asked the comedian about watching his words during his new show.