News

LAFTA nominations

November 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

*PUN-STER HEAVYWEIGHTS JIMMY CARR & TIM VINE GO HEAD TO HEAD FOR WINNER OF FUNNIEST JOKE*

*CHUCKLE BROTHERS RECOGNISED IN DOUBLE ACT CATEGORY*

*BRAND NEW CATEGORIES – FUNNIEST INTERNET VIRAL SHOW & FUNNIEST JOKE*

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The Loaded LAFTAs 2012 sponsored by YAZOO is set to provide another raucous and fun filled event, with some of the comedy industry’s finest talent in attendance.

Kicking off another year of stellar nominations, inimitable prankster Leigh Francis goes head to head with last year’s Loaded Legend Jimmy Carr in both the Funniest Man and Best Panel Show categories. Never one to shy away from… Read the rest

Reviews

Richard Herring – Hitler’s Moustache DVD

October 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

It seems to be the way these days that comedians who plan to have a show in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival hit upon the most ridiculous idea they can and then realise that they have committed to something that can’t be changed after their publicity is prepared months in advance of Edinburgh.

Richard Herring, coming off the success of the previous year’s Headmaster’s Son hit upon the idea of trying to reclaim the Hitler Moustache – or toothbrush moustache as it is properly called. Charlie Chaplin, born only a few days before Hitler, had the same moustache and it became… Read the rest

Feature

Bill Bailey’s ‘Tinselworm’ – Cardiff CIA, 21st Nov ’07

November 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment 

After the huge success of ‘Part Troll’ it’s good to see Bill back again. Though entering stage looking like a Vegas pimp and mumbling his way through one of his signature slow starts it’s still easy to see why he’s so popular.

The show is entitled ‘Tinselworm’ and comes with some very funny animations involving amoeba and Kraftwerk (again); also some new instruments including an enormous horn and old favourites such as the Theremin – that stick that makes noises.

Preview

Keith Farnan arrives at Soho Theatre

February 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Whilst working in a restaurant in the USA, Keith came across this old-fashioned sign in the manager’s office. Stranger still is that the employees consisted of a young African-American, a Jewish waiter and his Irish self, but no dogs to be seen, so perhaps certain prejudices never die. ‘No Blacks. No Jews. No Dogs. No Irish. All Welcome’ is the exploration into racism and religion-ism in the bad old days as well as the issues raised by immigration today.

Critically acclaimed comic Keith Farnan has always found being Irish an advantage – who doesn’t love a good old Irish… Read the rest

Competitions

Win Herring DVD’s

November 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

We’re fighting against random illnesses here at LifeRiot.co.uk, so we’ll be quick, and just let you know that we have four copies of Richard Herring’s latest DVD “Hitler’s Moustache” to give away – to you! Or somebody quite like you.

If you want a copy then all you have to do is use the twitter button below to let the world know you want to reclaim the toothbrush moustache!

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We’ll choose four winners at random from your entries (multiple entries from a single twitter account will make all entries from that user invalid). Competition closes at midday (UK time)… Read the rest

Interview

LaughRiot podcast – Episode 2

October 20, 2008 · 1 Comment 

Oh yes, it’s back! The LaughRiot podcast! Don’t look so disappointed!

Please check it out and let us know what you think – this time we have the second part of an interview with Iain Lee.

Have a listen to it Here , and we are also on iTunes. Or you could use this RSS feed.