Hey writers, let's create the next big audience sitcom
...and we should be more like entrepreneurs, says Dave Cohen
17/06/2018 … This weekend, comedy writer Dave Cohen gave the keynote speech at the Craft of Comedy festival in Llandudno.
2018 Opinions
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Sun 17 June 2018
Thu 14 June 2018
How the comedy establishment can help working-class comedians
Sian Davies wants more equity at the Fringe
14/06/2018 … There has been plenty of discussion about the lack of working-class comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe.
How to make the perfect World Cup anthem
Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel gives the English some pointers
14/06/2018 … When it comes to football there are two things England do better than the rest of the world.
Wed 06 June 2018
More than cosmos and Manolos
Kerry Ipema considers the legacy of Sex And The City
06/06/2018 … To mark 20 years to the day since the very first episode of Sex And The City aired on HBO, performer Kerry Ipema considers the legacy of the groundbreaking comedy.
Mon 04 June 2018
How street performing got me punched in the mouth
But it'll take more than that to keep Mat Ricardo from the job
04/06/2018 … I have, on the left side of my bottom lip, as it touches my teeth, a little bump.
Mon 07 May 2018
Should I give my all to stand-up?
Comic William Bradbury wonders if he shouldn't be doing other things...
07/05/2018 … Before stand-up, I wanted to be a writer.
Fri 27 April 2018
Umpah Umpah, stick it up your jumper!
Where DID that come from? Mat Ricardo investigates
27/04/2018 … A couple of weeks ago, I was on holiday (I had a delightful time, thank you for asking), and, one afternoon, probably after multiple negronis, one of us, for god…
Thu 05 April 2018
'There are a lot of reasons to be bitter as a working-class comic'
Lee Kyle on his jealously of the middle-class safety net, and how he's trying to redress the balance
05/04/2018 … Every year, when I turn up at the Edinburgh Fringe, I see massive posters for shows by comedians that I, nor anyone else I encounter, has ever done a gig with, or…