Network error
Comic Matt Price finds it hard to sell himself
28/05/2010 … My palms are sweating and my heart is pounding.
2010 Opinions
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Fri 28 May 2010
Thu 27 May 2010
Why I hate parties...
Comic Angelo Marcos isn't too good at small talk
27/05/2010 … 'This is Angelo.
Wed 26 May 2010
Dirty Sexy Funny? Two out of three IS bad...
Currer Ball on Olivia Lee's Comedy Central show
26/05/2010 … I saw Olivia Lee's Dirty Sexy Funny on Comedy Central the other night.
Tue 25 May 2010
We need some protection...
Comedian Tony Cowards on joke copyright
25/05/2010 … With Peter Kay's new John Smith's advert using a gag familiar on the circuit, and Highlight Comedy's current £5,000 joke competition, the thorny issue of joke ownership…
Thu 20 May 2010
Peter Kay ads leave a bitter taste
James W Smith on his 'callous' new commercial
20/05/2010 … Peter Kay has returned to the role that, arguably, made him famous.
Wed 19 May 2010
What happened to British satire?
19/05/2010 … In the UK we regularly lay claim to the creation of a multitude of sins.
Tue 18 May 2010
Funny place, London...
Matt Price on whether geography affects stand-up
18/05/2010 … I have to admit that the first time I heard a comedian refer to anywhere that wasn't London as ‘out of town’ it grated.
Tue 04 May 2010
Go on, take the plunge!
Susan Calman's letter to new comedians
04/05/2010 … Dear new comedians,Let me start this letter with two important caveats.