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Count Arthur Strong, Theatre Royal Brighton, review: cosy, chaotic, and so sexy my friend wanted to snog him. 4/5  By...

Count Arthur Strong review – fuzzy logic and cosmic nonsense Leicester Square theatre, London At every turn, the...

Review date: 4 Nov 2019 Reviewed by: Steve Bennett Reviewed at: Leicester Square Theatre Science has given us great...

PAVILION THEATRE GLASGOE Slick and honed silliness from a character comic to treasure by JOHN GIBSON 29 October 2019...

Count Arthur Strong, Leeds City Varieties review - stargazing and mangled syntax by Veronica LeeFriday 20 September...

'75% of the audience get it!' How Count Arthur Strong conquered comedy. As the dyspeptic old-school entertainer...

Article: Demise of Count Arthur Strong signals the end of the family sitcom August 14, 2017 by Alec Charles So, the...

July 6, 2017 by Lucy Sweet I've been trying to stop myself from writing about Count Arthur Strong. You see, it's funny...

Who are you calling dummy? CRAIG BROWN on why we are living through a golden age of ventriloquism 08/06/17 When I was...

Count Arthur Strong -blissfully, brilliantly bewildered by Brian Logan at the London Palladium 28/05/17 Not the least...

May 20, 2017 by Tim Dowling I’ll confess that the first time I encountered Count Arthur Strong (BBC1), I didn’t get...

May 17, 2017 by Bruce Dessau It's been a while since the last Count Arthur Strong series but the third run does not...

May 11, 2017 by Sean O'Grady Like me, you may have mixed feelings about the arrival of the third TV series of Count...

Count Arthur Strong - Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow Delightfully cack-handed, stumbling and foolish shenanigans from Steve...

Count Arthur Strong - Ipswich Corn Exchange, Ipswich by James Hayward 30/04/2017 They don’t make them like that any...

Count Arthur Strong - Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne by Alan Jones 28/04/17 I first saw Count Arthur Strong (aka Steve...

Q&A with Count Arthur Strong aka Leeds-born Steve Delaney by Chris Stratford 05/04/17 LEEDS-BORN Steve Delaney...

Count Arthur Strong - Richmond Theatre, London by Mark Wareham 02/04/17 No matter how often you’ve heard Count Arthur...

Count Arthur Strong 2017 tour interview 25/03/17 Count Arthur Strong is touring the country with his latest show, The...

Count Arthur Strong - Alban Arena, St Albans by Dominic Maxwell 21/03/17 There are more sublimely ridiculous moments...

Count Arthur Strong: The Sound of Mucus Gig review by Steve Bennett at The Palace Theatre, Southend 17/03/17 At his...

Count  Arthur Strong: The Sound of Mucus Tour – The Lowry, Salford by Jim Gillespie 05/03/17 Steve Delaney matures...

by Bruce Dessau 28/02/17 It is hard to believe that the smiling, casually-dressed man in front of me with an...

'My wife thinks I'm turning into Arthur' by Brian Donaldson 20/02/17 Count Arthur Strong has been a big part of Steve...

Count Arthur Strong: Steve Delaney talks pantomimes, pensioners and The Sound of Mucus by Andy Murray 20/02/17 In this...

Steve Delaney: "I stopped trying to act and just focused on Count Arthur Strong" by Roger Foss 17/02/17 When Count...

Count Arthur Strong and the comforts of traditional sitcom. by Louisa Mellor 26 Sep 2016 There’s a period a little...

The deluded Doncastrian just gets funnier 4/5 stars Hexagon, Reading by Brian Logan Monday 20 April 2015 14.54 BST “I...

REVIEW: Count Arthur Strong, Bristol Hippodrome, 5/5 by Mike Norton The Bristol Post: April 20, 2015 Let me, as Arthur...

By Tara Pardo: April 17, 2015 Count Arthur Strong has been referred to as comedy Marmite, but personally I've never...

First published Monday 30 March 2015 by Barrie Jerram Count Arthur, alter ego of comedian Steve Delaney, is an...

You Can Count On Arthur First published Friday 27 March 2015 This year saw Count Arthur Strong move firmly into the...

Count Arthur Strong: Liverpool Playhouse Review published Mar 17, 2015 10/10 There are two Count Arthurs Strong...

By Rob Stocks Friday 20 March 2015 Count Arthur Strong’s Somebody Up There Licks Me is quite possibly the worst...

Tuesday 10 March 2015 by Lorraine Wilson Steve Delaney's journey to commercial success with his titfer-topped creation...

The baffling buffoonery of BBC1 star Count Arthur Strong By Mid Devon Gazette Posted: March 03, 2015 It was a packed...

February 26, 2015 By Chris Hallam Count Arthur Strong: Somebody Up There Licks Me Corn Exchange, Exeter Muddled,...

Hilarious Count Arthur deserves another series COUNT ARTHUR STRONG ***** (Five Stars) Pat Stacey – 18 February 2015...

Why Count Arthur is still going Strong Brian Logan: Wednesday 11 February 2015 Who knew 10 years ago that Steve...

Review: Count Arthur Strong @ The Lowry 15 February 2015 by AndyCronshaw Andy Cronshaw was at The Lowry to watch the...

Count Arthur Strong: Leicester Comedy Festival review By Ciaran Fagan  February 14, 2015 This show is billed ‘Somebody...

Gig review from Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Review by Steve Bennett 14th February 2015 More people than ever are...

Count Arthur Strong, Tivoli Theatre First published Friday 13 February 2015 in Reviews by Will Frampton Fresh from his...

Count on Arthur to be in fine form by MARION SAUVEBOIS This Is Wiltshire: Thursday 12th February 2015 “I CAN’T do...

Count Arthur Strong, Norwich Playhouse He’s an “old-fashioned comic” is how some describe Count Arthur Strong. Well he...

Why Count Arthur is still going Strong 11th February 2015 by Brian Logan Who knew 10 years ago that Steve Delaney’s...

The man behind Count Arthur Strong talks about how the character has changed, his live show, writing autobiographies...

Time for you to stand up and be Counted Pat Stacey – 14 January 2015 12:50 PM Count Arthur Strong ***** (five stars)...

January 7, 2015 by Suzanne Camfield When making a second series of a television comedy show, there is always a chance...

Graham Linehan: Why Count Arthur Strong isn't Marmite By Morgan Jeffery Tuesday, Jan 6 2015 Count Arthur Strong is...

Count Arthur Strong’s favourite TV The semi-retired music hall entertainer on why you should bring back Juliet Bravo...

Cult comedy hits BBC One big time By Hull Daily Mail  Posted: January 05, 2015 From radio to TV, cult comedy Count...

Herald Scotland Damien Love reveals his pick of the week's TV Published on 4 January 2015 Excellently, despite only...

Writing duo make Strong combination By Gerard Gilbert 03 January 2015 Father Ted may be long dead, but the comedy...

CD review by Steve Bennett Fans of Count Arthur Strong should want for nothing from this comprehensive 26-CD...

by Paul Howard Irish Times: Tue, Feb 4, 2014, 15:36 Count Arthur Strong, variety performer and bit-part actor turned...

By Kyle J. Steenblik The history of terrific situation comedy broadcast in the United Kingdom reads like a list of...

by Kyle J. Steenblik On Monday 1/27 I had the undeniable pleasure of speaking with Graham Linehan and Steve Delaney...

"Condiments of the seasoning to you all" Andrew Burns Dec 21, 2013 Steve Delaney's comic creation Count Arthur Strong...

Through It All I've Always Laughed by Count Arthur Strong Book review by Steve Bennett It seems they give...

Fans of Count Arthur Strong (and yes I know he’s so Marmite you could spread him on a cheese sandwich) love the failed...

What’s On: Count Arthur Strong Are TV reviewers on a mission to discredit British TV comedy? I only ask because the...

Why I’m going to miss Count Arthur Strong Written By Susanna Lazarus 13 August 2013 I never listened to Count Arthur...

Count Arthur Strong may have begun as a slow burner, but it proved to be an absolute TV comedy gem 15 Aug 2013 Comedy...

Steve Delaney’s Count Arthur Strong was inspired comedy joy Wednesday 31 Jul 2013 6:00 am ‘Round, like a spiral in a...

Interview with Count Arthur Strong creator Steve Delaney We meet the man behind the trilby-wearing variety entertainer...

Opinion: In praise of BBC Two’s Count Arthur Strong July 13, 2013 by Peter Thompson I’m a huge fan of Count Arthur...

For the last eight years, faded variety star Count Arthur Strong has been confusing listeners on Radio 4 - and winning...

By Mark Monahan ‘Thank you thank you for that warm welcome. I really do.” If you’ve ever caught Count Arthur Strong...

Steve Delaney's comic creation Arthur Strong has been on the live comedy circuit since the late '90s and Radio 4...

Steve Bennett on last night's opening episode Since the ratings success of old-fashioned sitcoms such as Mrs Brown’s...

By Claudia Connell PUBLISHED: 9 July 2013 As a general rule, if you can see a joke in a comedy show coming from a mile...

by Veronica LeeTuesday, 09 July 2013 Count Arthur Strong, the creation of Steve Delaney, is a bumbling, stumbling...

Count Arthur Strong's transfer to BBC2 confirms Radio 4 as comedy pioneer Steve Delaney's creation about ageing...

Steve Delaney and Graham Linehan: how we brought Count Arthur Strong to TV The television version of the Radio 4 cult...

Followers of radio comedy may already be familiar with Count Arthur Strong, the faded variety star with delusions of...

Nor the battle to Count Arthur Strong So just who is Count Arthur Strong, whose eponymous six-part television series...

Steve Delaney is the man behind Count Arthur Strong (pictured). Here he chats to the BCG about how he developed the...

  Bruce Dessau writes for The Times and the Guardian and is the comedy critic of the Evening Standard - I saw a...

Strong stuff Count Arthur creator Steve Delaney on his new BBC Two sitcom After a seven hit radio series, and a...

Introducing a Man Who Needs No Introduction: Count Arthur Strong By Christine Brandel 26 June 2013 This summer, Count...

Andrew Billen Published at 12:01AM, June 20 2013 The Times A comic Count honed to the very peak of imperfection Having...

Expectations for the Count Arthur TV Show are running high... see this opinion article from beyondthejoke.co.uk...

Count Arthur Strong: 'Just a bonkers old bloke’ Count Arthur Strong has been attacked for being politically incorrect...

Tuesday, April 05, 2011 LIKE all the best character comedy, Count Arthur Strong invites your pity as well as your...

Mediocre Man holds forth Count Arthur Strong’s Command Performance, Theatre Royal, Brighton, 27 March 2011 by Anna...

The best character comedy lies in the chasm of delusion between blinkered self-image and harsh reality, which is why...

Those who only know the Count from his successful Radio 4 show (he has been performing live at Komedia for years)...

Theatre Royal Brighton 1st February 2010 By Duncan Hall When Eric Sykes wrote his autobiography, he called it If I...

Review: Count Arthur Strong’s Command Performance @ Mechanics, Burnley By Tim Nixon Count Arthur Strong’s Command...

Review: Count Arthur Strong: The Man Behind The Smile Those who only know the Count from his successful Radio 4 show...

Count Arthur Strong: The Man Behind The Smile, Assembly@George Street, Edinburgh Reviewed by Julian Hall Thursday 07...

Count Arthur Strong - The Man Behind the Smile Published on 05/08/2008 09:13 ASSEMBLY @ GEORGE STREET (VENUE 3)...

Count Arthur Strong - The Man Behind The Smile By John Nicholson Not everyone will get Steve Delaney's creation; he...