Mencap Big Comedy Special
by Steve Bennett at the Hammersmith Apollo
03/10/2013 … Well, it was billed as a Big Comedy Special, and certainly Mencap pulled out an impressive list of stand-up names for its fundraiser at the surprisingly unsold-out…
2013 Archives
Thu 03 October 2013
The joys of an out-of-town gig
Jack Grant venues beyond the M25
03/10/2013 … A lot of good comedy stories invoke the mystical mythical ‘out-of-town’ gig.
Wed 02 October 2013
Scottish Comedian Of The Year 2013 final
By Steve Bennett at the O2 Academy, Glasgow
02/10/2013 … As new act competitions go, the Scottish Comedian Of The Year, or SCOTY, has several points of difference.
'We're still discriminated against'
Female comedians feel the prejudice
02/10/2013 … Prejudice against female stand-ups still rife in comedy, a panel of comics has claimed.
They've got some neck!
Comedy contest 'rips off' newcomers
02/10/2013 … A new act competition has been accused of exploiting acts after charging £25 to enter.