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<b>It's a joke</b> <p>Steve Martin, the actor and author, is not used to being called a flop, but how else do you describe the fallout from his appearance this week at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan for a sell-out, hour-long conversation with Deborah Solomon, a writer for the New York Times Sunday magazine? It seems they didn't exactly scintillate.</p><p>Two things about the night would indicate that it did not go particularly well. First, there was the appearance on stage halfway through of a young lady in the employ of the Y with a note for Ms Solomon suggesting that she get off the subject of art, which had thus far consumed them. The implication was pretty obvious. Could you talk – please! – about Mr Martin and his, you know, celebrity life.</p> <p>The other clue is that ,since the event, the Y has contacted every member of the audience, apologised if their boredom thresholds were breached, and even offered a refund of their money.</p> <em>David Usborne</em>

Joke's on Steve Martin after a gig so dull the crowd got a refund

David Usborne: Steve Martin is not used to being called a flop, but how else do you describe the fallout from his appearance this week at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan?

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Comedian known for surreal skits to perform a one-man show in French.

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One-liner by Tim Vine named as the best joke at Edinburgh

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The idea that an entertainer would organise a 5,000-seater solo gig with no script and only a hazy plan to amuse the crowd, brings to mind images of creeks and paddles.

Frank Sidebottom

Creator of cult comedian Frank Sidebottom dies

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Chris Sievey, the man behind comic creation Frank Sidebottom, has died after collapsing at his home.

Joanne Lau -'I used to start my set looking like a nerdy, quietly obedient Chinese girl, who spoke with a Chinese accent, but I was saying stuff that any normal person would say in that accent, and with that look. People were taken aback that someone could look like that yet say things that they could relate to. Other people looked really uncomfortable, particularly by the accent.'

Comedy to break stereotype of Asian women

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

A night dedicated to Asian stand-up comediennes is being staged this week, to break the stereotype of the typical Asian woman.

Jonathan Ross to host new-look comedy awards

Friday, 11 June 2010

Jonathan Ross was confirmed today as the host of the re-vamped British Comedy Awards.

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Why Lembit Opik's now happy to be laughed at

Thursday, 3 June 2010

Politics, as the saying goes, is showbusiness for ugly people. Having had a go at one career, former Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik is now trying his hand at the other, hoping to carve himself an unlikely niche as a stand-up comedian.

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