Comedy criticism is virtually non-existent.
It isn’t in the nature of listings magazines like Time Out or Heat to offer any genuine three-dimensional opinions about comedy (and few journalists have enough knowledge about comedy history to offer worthwhile criticism anyway). Most fall on the piss-easy option of simply quoting lie-infested press-releases which further confuses the issue.

The views of the comedians themselves can’t be trusted. There are no longer any views expressed which don’t simply toe their agencies’ party lines or aren’t half-thought-out, badly constructed, self-serving essays of astonishing tedium. Most comedians are jaded with comedy anyway, and despise the very business they once loved.

Fans? Don’t trust ‘em either. All too often these creatures are utterly defensive of any kind of criticism, without realising that a questioning audience is what keeps their desired comedians on their guard from turning shite. Some fans affect an air of criticism but this is kept deliberately low-key to avoid incurring the disinterested wrath of the comedian who might just refuse that all important guest-list place or interview. It’s when those fans become recognised as ‘journalists’ that you need to be wary. Self-serving cunts to a man, shimmying up the drainpipe of comedy in a desperate quest for attention, changing their opinions en route to suit their career needs.

So why trust us? Well, you don’t have to, obviously. It’s your life. Do what you want. But before you log off to add more crap to a League of Gentlemen site about why you think Reece Sheersmith is the new Michael Palin, bear in mind the following:

a) We know what we’re talking about.
b) We represent no organisation, agency or comedian.
c) We’re not doing this in a vain attempt to acquire power within the industry.
d) We’re not being paid for this.

Read what we have to say. Some of it’s quite funny and has swearing in it. Then, visit our all-new forum and clog it up with mindless accusations of only writing loads of articles about how something was better on the radio but ruined for TV even though we actually give examples, I mean for fuck's sake, are you terminally stupid or what...