Comedy, Issue 643

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Noel Fielding interview

4 Nov 2009

First record you ever bought It was Motörhead and it was an album called Bomber. I was quite a weird kid. Last time you were chatted up Probably last night. Last lie you told Probably last night as well. I lie every day. First movie you ever…

5 things you might not know about Eddie Izzard

4 Nov 2009

1 Born in Yemen, Edward John Izzard spent three pre-school years in mid-60s Northern Ireland. Oblivious to all the politics, he was brought up in a Protestant stronghold in Bangor and loved going out to chuck mud at passing cars. 2 A committed…

Morris: A Life with Bells On

4 Nov 2009

Lucy Akhurst’s very English comedy about an avant garde morris dancer gets a brief outing this fortnight. GFT, Glasgow from Fri 6-Sun 8 Nov.

Jason Cook - My Comedy Hero

30 Oct 2009

My comedy heroes? That is a toughie as there are so many: the spontaneous genius of Ross Noble; the cutting one-liners of Frankie Boyle or Jimmy Carr; the measured calm of Stewart Lee or Sean Collins. Everyone has their own thing that makes them a…