''Comedy Review'' was a British

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published by Future Publishing which ran for five issues in 1996. The editor was Andy Lowe with Damien Noonan as associate editor and Danny Wallace, then 19 years old, as staff writer. According to its original cover strapline, the magazine covered "TV, Stand-up, Films, Radio, Theatre, Books, Videos and Other Amusing Media". The last of these was dropped from the strapline after one issue, and "Theatre" vanished after three. Regular items included a reprinted "Classic Interview", a transcript of a classic scene from a sitom or comedy film, dubbed "Masterpiece", an episode guide to a comedy TV series and a column by Peter Baynham.

Summary

*Issue 1, "Debut Issue", March 1996. Cover star: Stephen Fry. Articles: '' The Fast Show''; British sitcoms remade in the USA; A to Z of comedy songs; 20 Forgotten Sitcoms. Masterpiece: The fire drill scene from '' Fawlty Towers'' episode "

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". Classic interview: Bill Hicks. *Issue 2, "Sofa Issue", April 1996. Cover star:

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. Articles: The fifty funniest comedy films (''

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'' appears at number one), Pranks and hoaxes, '' Bugs and Drugs'' magazine. Masterpiece: a scene from '' Blackadder II''. Classic Interview: Peter Cook as Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling. *Issue 3, "Red Issue", May 1996. Cover stars: Eddie Izzard, Neil Mullarkey,

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and

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. Articles: British sitcom movies, Magic and comedy, Bernard Manning, people who work behind the scenes on TV comedy shows. Masterpiece: The "20 Jokes" scene from '' Roxanne''. Classic interview: Graham Chapman. *Issue 4, "Space Issue", June 1996. Cover star: Lee Evans. Articles: '' Viz'' magazine, Ventriloquism, Louis Theroux on British sitcoms, Stewart Lee on "Bizarre Cabaret". Masterpiece: three scenes from ''

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''. Classic interview: Peter Sellers. *Issue 5, "Manic Issue", July 1996. Cover star:

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. Articles: Comedy in TV adverts, A night at

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, TV warm-up men, Rich Hall, comedy obsessives. Masterpiece: a scene from ''

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''. Classic interview: Keith Allen.

References

{{Reflist *Lowe, Andy (editor), ''Comedy Review'', issues 1-5, Future Publishing, 1996. Comics magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1996 Magazines disestablished in 1996