UK COMEDY
In recent times we have seen and enjoyed the emergence of so many funny people, who seem to be champing at the very bit to find a wider audience. Why then have we seen no significant new faces coming from the mainstream cabaret areas and making their name for themselves on TV? Mark Ritchie, a performer himself, lists a few of the funny people he thinks would shine on the telly, if given the chance.

We really should begin on the high seas. Many cruise ship comedy acts are dismissed as ‘too cabaret’, whatever that means. Jo Little is a 21-century laughter queen regularly employed by a succession of cruise ship companies all over the globe.
We have already seen a few glimpses of Siobhan Phillips and her comedy talent on the small screen. In the past this star has appeared in numerous telly show, before more recently finding more notoriety on one of the Simon Cowell TV talent vehicles.
The Man They Call G- I do not know why but whenever I see this outlandishly presented comedy star on-stage, I always think of American stars such as Emo Phillips or Steven Wright. This man would look great on TV and truly deserves his chance to shine.
In addition to the performers mentioned above, it seems odd to say many of us that we very seldom see proven comedy masterminds of stand-up such as Billy Pearce, Brian Conley, Joe Pasquale and Mick Miller on the small screen these days. Are they being ‘cancelled’ or simply ignored by the decision makers? Your guess is as good as mine!