Hounslow & Brentford Times Leisure: Comedy news and reviews in Hounslow, Surrey and south west

Outside the Box has Edinburgh Fringe shows first

10:00am Friday 23rd July 2010

Outside the Box is continuing its season of Edinburgh previews next week with shows at Surbiton’s cornerHOUSE, Kingston’s Fighting Cocks and The Angel Inn in Thames Ditton. Tim Vine, Mark Watson and Reginald D Hunter will all be taking to the various stages as will Pappy’s, the Chortle-award winning sketch group formerly known as Pappy’s Fun Club. Tom Parry, from the trio, gave us the lowdown ahead of their two shows.

Lee Nelson tops bill at Warehouse comedy previews

12:07pm Wednesday 14th July 2010

In preparation for next month's Edinburgh Festival, eight of the countries top comedians descend on Warehouse Theatre next weekend to preview their offerings for this year, including chav hero Lee Nelson.

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Battersea's Solon gets set for comedy festival

11:40am Wednesday 14th July 2010

It's that time of year again when comedians all around the country are hastily putting together their new shows for next month's Edinburgh festival.

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Terry's guided by voices

5:08pm Thursday 1st July 2010

After flirting with TV fame in 2000, Terry Alderton has re-invented his stand-up act and is now one of the most exciting comics working in Britain today.

An Unexpected success

10:25am Friday 18th June 2010

The Unexpected Items scored a YouTube hit earlier this year with one of their skits, Gap Yah, which has been watched by 1.7m people to date. The six-member sketch group are now building on that success with dates at Glastonbury and the Edinburgh Festival booked into their summer diary.

Maff's funny turn

1:41pm Thursday 10th June 2010

In August stand-ups from across the globe will be de-camping to Scotland for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Edinburgh preview: Andi Osho

12:32pm Friday 4th June 2010

Andi Osho and Henning Wehn bring their Edinburgh Festival preview shows to Croydon Comedy Club at Fairfield Halls on Friday. Here, Osho talks about her offering, Afroblighty.

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Jo Brand talks charity, Crystal Palace and shewees.

10:48am Thursday 3rd June 2010

Comedian Jo Brand is back at Fairfield Halls on Monday week for this year's Croydon Committed charity fundraiser. She talks to GRAHAM MOODY about the good the charity does, her beloved Crystal Palace and why should we aim a shewee at Croydon.

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Bob Mills is a Class apart

12:53pm Tuesday 18th May 2010

Ahead of an appearance at the Class Comedy night veteran stand-up Bob Mills discusses Fighting Talk, new material and his beloved Leyton Orient with Will Gore.

Dara out to mock the audience

8:00am Saturday 15th May 2010

We know him most as the host of Mock The Week, taking jibes about his premature hair loss from the likes of Russell Howard and Andy Hamilton on a weekly basis, but every now-and-then Dara O'Briain likes to get out from behind his panel show desk and on to the stage.

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