Comedy,Culture

In conversation with… Doug Stanhope

In conversation with… Doug Stanhope

“Offensive” is one of many words used to describe this 44-year-old American’s particular brand of stand-up comedy. Others include “provocative”, “warped”, “confessional”, “anarchic” and “drunk”. One thing you can bank on is that Doug Stanhope, a regular on Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe and one-time wannabe presidential candidate (it didn’t work out) will call it like he sees it. We met him for an afternoon drink (beer for us, double vodka for him). [Read more...]

Comedy

Why Alex Horne is the most dangerous man in Edinburgh

Click to playWhy Alex Horne is the most dangerous man in Edinburgh

Comedian Alex Horne reports for Esquire from the Edinburgh Fringe, explaining how many people he’s wounded so far. And there’s still two weeks to go. Alex Horne: Seven Years in the Bathroom, runs until August 28th at The Pleasance

Comedy,Film

In conversation – Jason Bateman

In conversation – Jason Bateman

After 42 years and more than three decades in the business, Jason Bateman is having what he modestly calls “a moment of relevance” with roles in two of this summer’s biggest and brashest comedies. First up is Horrible Bosses (out tomorrow), in which he plays a bullied employee with homicidal urges, alongside Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Colin Farrell’s combover. We spoke to him at home in LA between his daily 5 mile run and a business lunch. [Read more...]

Comedy

Vic and Bob go back to basics

Vic and Bob go back to basics

Following on from successfully engineering Alan Partidge’s comeback in the internet series Mid Morning Matters, Foster’s has gone retro once more by luring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer out of sketch show retirement for a run of original characters which begin airing online today. [Read more...]

Comedy,Television

Princess Leia mouths off

Click to playPrincess Leia mouths off

“Don’t you hate it when celebrities just – blah blah blah – talk about themselves? Who asked, right?” So says Carrie Fisher at one point in her one-woman show, throughout which she, er, talks about herself loads. [Read more...]

Comedy,Film

Frost and Pegg: bonus round! Part 2

Frost and Pegg: bonus round! Part 2

Yesterday, Simon Pegg answered seven out of 10 questions about his best bud and Paul co-star Nick Frost correctly. Not bad going. Today, the pressure’s on Nick. How well does he really know “Peggy”? [Read more...]

Comedy,Film

Frost and Pegg: bonus round

Frost and Pegg: bonus round

In the forthcoming March issue of Esquire, BFFs Simon Pegg and Nick Frost — whose new movie Paul opens on 14 February (see the trailer here) — were kind enough to put their bromance to the test in a unique quiz. They each answered questions about each other, and then compared their answers to the real ones. As you can imagine it was a close call — so much so that we decided to have a little bonus round here at esquire.co.uk. First up, some questions about Nick. [Read more...]

Comedy

A bald statement from Alex Horne

Click to playA bald statement from Alex Horne

Comedian Alex Horne, who was kind enough to document his time at the Edinburgh festival for us over the summer, brings his acclaimed show, The Horne Section, to London’s Lyric Theatre tonight. All are welcome, though the follicularly-challenged may get a bonus serenade (see above). [Read more...]