They're celebrities, get them out of here...
Gareth Endean wants to keep the C-listers out of stand-up
02/07/2010 … Comedy, as is often pointed out, is not an easy business to get into.
2010 Opinions
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Fri 02 July 2010
Thu 01 July 2010
Nobody said it would be easy...
Ashley Frieze calls for new acts to take a reality check
01/07/2010 … Ladies and gentlemen, it’s hard to become a stand-up comedian.
Wed 30 June 2010
Give us newbies a chance
A bigger open mic circuit means better comedians, says Struan Logan
30/06/2010 … It’s my first time, I’m kind of nervous just be gentle please.
Tue 29 June 2010
The 'comedian' from hell
Chris Brooker files a front line report
29/06/2010 … Ever since April I have kept a detailed blog of every gig I perform at as a stand-up comic.
Hey! Leave us kids alone...
Be kind to open-mic acts, says Linus Lee
29/06/2010 … Darren Maskell's recent Correspondents piece Let's Take Out The Trash asserts that the ‘London open mic circuit is bloated’, and that he'd like to see ‘a list…
What the deuce has happened to Family Guy?
Matthew Wood fears it's like that time Fonzie jumped the shark...
29/06/2010 … I’ve been a long-time fan of Family Guy, which has produced consistently brilliant episodes full of truly fantastic moments – at least in the first six seasons.
Fri 25 June 2010
Mongrels is a mixed breed
Hartley Pool on BBC Three's new comedy
25/06/2010 … The first episode of Mongrels, a new eight-parter which airs Tuesdays on BBC Three, proved exactly that, a mixed breed of sitcom, sickcom and, well, just a little…
Mon 21 June 2010
Let's take out the trash...
Darren Maskell calls for more honesty on the open-mic scene
21/06/2010 … The consensus, it seems, is that the London open mic circuit is bloated with the public trying their hand at the comedy thing.