You're not funny!
Al Bahmani learns to embrace the heckler
24/10/2010 … On a long enough timeline, we all get heckled.
2010 Opinions
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Sun 24 October 2010
Thu 21 October 2010
Another club bites the dust
Alexis Dubus calls time on his regular night
21/10/2010 … RIP Upstairs At The Masons and (possibly) XS Malarkey.
Wed 20 October 2010
Can comedy learn from music?
London promoter Sophie Sweatman has some ideas...
20/10/2010 … In the 1990s Camden Town was buzzing with bands and music promoters with the Barfly, music’s version of Jongleurs, flapping its wings from the renowned Water Rats…
Tue 19 October 2010
RIP, my lovely club
James Mullinger mourns the end of Upstairs At The Masons
19/10/2010 … Reading about Toby Hadoke’s problems with the wonderful XS Malarkey club filled me with great sadness.
Thu 14 October 2010
Comedian and time traveller
Diane Spencer on comedy's antisocial hours
14/10/2010 … Sitting on the 12.
Mon 11 October 2010
Whatever happened to Mike Myers?
Dave Cohen on founding – and being sacked from – the Comedy Store Players
11/10/2010 … Are you aware that Sunday October 31 is the 25th anniversary of the first ever show by the Comedy Store Players? Probably not.
Fri 08 October 2010
Tweet this!
Matt Price tries to embrace social media
08/10/2010 … A year ago, an old friend of mine got in contact and told me that she is now a consultant in social media for business.
Wed 06 October 2010
To all comedy's chancers
Promoter Peter Vincent on the open-micers begging him for gigs
06/10/2010 … A number of years back I coined the phrase ‘No chancers’ on the Chortle forums to dissuade acts who were mistaken about their level of progression as a comedian,…