Author Archives: Tom Chant

Welcome To The Places Of My Life

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Reviewing a new Alan Partridge comedy is like supporting England in a penalty shoot out; there is no winning. I could watch this hour, tell you it is brilliant, and get “you would say that” taunts. Equally, it could be

Rize of the Fenix

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It is not very often that we are afforded the opportunity to review an album on The Comedy Journal. It wouldn’t take much market research for a music exec to decide against any budding musical comedy acts standing hopefully before

Episodes: Series Two

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Perhaps it’s my desire to become a sitcom writer (without any of the talent or vocabulary to do so) that makes Episodes appeal to me. It certainly isn’t the humour. For all its failings as a comedy I actually quite

Believe It!

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Believe It! is the ‘radiography’ of Richard Wilson, or at least it would it be if he hadn’t made half of it up. It’s quite a wonderful experience listening to woven tales that may or may not be true. It

Avoiding the Great Ad! section, by Pop Chips

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As you’re no doubt aware, we’re huge fans of funny adverts here at The Comedy Journal. In the featured videos on the homepage alone you can find Dollar Shave Club, one of the funniest adverts I’ve seen for a while.

Paddy Power – Goal Line Technology

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Uncle Roy!

Tidal Talk from the Rock Pool

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It’s not often that I thank my lucky stars for Geoffrey Palmer, star of As Time Goes By. Every two or three days at the most. Last night was certainly one of those moments, as Palmer performed the role of

Cardinal Burns

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Cardinal Burns is a new comedy sketch show written and performed by Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns.

TCJ in Camden Town

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Camden Town is precious to locals and tourists alike, constantly evolving with the times, and over the years many of Britain’s favourite acts have cut their teeth in the pubs and clubs of this famous old North London area. It

Grandma’s House

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It’s interesting (or almost definitely not interesting, depending on your opinion), that in a week when we talk about comedies focusing on reality or an extension of reality, Grandma’s House should return; an embellished version of Simon Amstell’s life, solely

Without Feathers

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As a collection of plays, prose and short stories, there a few finer – and none funnier – than Without Feathers. Those hoping for  negatives should look away now.

Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies Tour

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Heading towards its final stages, Stephen Merchant’s Hello Ladies Tour was in Portsmouth tonight ahead of a series of shows in London. TCJ’s Tom Chant went along to find out just how good TV’s unsung hero is on stage.