Robin’s making waves

Water joker: Robin Ince.

10:24am Friday 23rd February 2007

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.

Jim’s fixed it for Louis

Deadpan: Jim Tavare

5:11pm Thursday 22nd February 2007

At last, a good news story! It's not all teenage murders and arts crises out there.

Cockney charmer

Funnyman: Micky Flanagan

12:52pm Thursday 15th February 2007

Micky Flanagan instantly satisfies the cockney stereotype, writes Paul Fleckney.

From oil rigs to glamour gigs

Funnyman: Marcus Brigstocke.

5:06pm Thursday 1st February 2007

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.

Back to basics

Hat's the way: The Ornate Johnsons.

11:32am Friday 26th January 2007

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.

Taking the mic

Bright future: Carl Donnelly, Laughing Horse New Act of the Year for 2006.

3:39pm Thursday 11th January 2007

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.

Howard’s say

Read it all about it: Howard Read.

3:27pm Thursday 11th January 2007

Howard Read's got his fingers in so many pies he should buy shares in Fray Bentos, writes Paul Fleckney.

Klangers are out of this world

Joker: Marek Larwood.

4:57pm Thursday 30th November 2006

Stand-up comedians are a needy bunch according to Marek Larwood.

The king of rain

England fan: Aussie comedian Steve Hughes is fond of performing on these shores.

4:06pm Thursday 30th November 2006

Comedian Steve Hughes says he is "not a normal Aussie", and he's spot on.

No ordinary Joe

10:54am Friday 10th November 2006

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.

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