2019 Fringe shows set to be released on vinyl
By a new record label set up by the Monkey Barrel venue
28/05/2020 … Edinburgh’s Monkey Barrel comedy club is launching its own record label.
Thu 28 May 2020
Black market lockdown haircut
28/05/2020 … What lengths would you go to to get what you need? Like a haircut.
Ministry Of Silly Walks takes over a Berkshire village
28/05/2020 … Maybe not everybody is obeying lockdown guidelines… but residents of one Residents of a Berkshire village are adhering to strict rules laid down by the Ministry…
Wed 27 May 2020
New book deal for comedy agent turned author Hannah Begbie
HarperFiction snaps up two more novels
27/05/2020 … Hannah Begbie, the comedy agent turned author, has signed a new deal with HarperFiction to write two new novels.
Doug Stanhope: The Dying Of A Last Breed
27/05/2020 … ‘Brutal’ is probably an over-used adjective to describe edgelord comedy, but if any stand-up can lay claim to it, Doug Stanhope can.
Some gloom and doom about the Zoom boom
Janet Bettesworth on why she can't be doing with stand-up via video link
27/05/2020 … A brave and talented promoter, whom I’ll call Graeme, has recently announced his plans to create a Zoom comedy night that really works, sourcing fresh technology…
Microsoft Teams Song
27/05/2020 … Ant Dewson has added to the mountain of comedy shot during lockdown with this new song about meetings on Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Skype.
Major Fringe venues seek government support
'Without it, we'll go out of business'
27/05/2020 … Major Edinburgh venues including Assembly, Underbelly, Gilded Balloon, Just The Tonic and Pleasance have asked for taxpayer support, saying they need it to survive.