Results tagged “comedy”

A comedy boom is taking place in and around Canary Wharf - and its organisers believe austerity is creating the demand for a laughter injection.

Growing up in their family's Brooklyn home the young Murphy brothers - Eddie and Charlie - would both go on to entertain audiences with their comedy. But who was their inspiration in those formative years?

None other than the king of slapstick and the pursuer of busty blondes Benny Hill.

COMEDY
Robin Ince
Greenwich Comedy Festival
★★★★✩

IN A NUTSHELL
Happiness Through Science may be Robin Ince's creed but he has enough residual anger to keep us laughing.

Sean Hughes knows what car I drive, where my granny lives and quite possibly my pin number.

I have only just managed to ascertain that his Perrier award shares pride of place on his mother's mantelpiece in Dublin with his brother's 100m medal from school. I must have missed the memo informing me I was to be the subject of this one-on-one.

Coldplay will headline a charity evening of music and comedy at The O2 next month.

The multi-million selling band have teamed up with London-based charity Kids Company to organise the Under 1 Roof event at the arena on December 10. Also confirmed to appear are Tinie Tempah, Emeli Sandé, Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge.