You had to be there...
Ralph Jones on why comedy is always best experienced live
27/05/2011 … The best comedy to experience is, and always will be, in its most raw of forms: the live show.
2011 Opinions
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Fri 27 May 2011
Thu 26 May 2011
No preview? No problem
Mike Belgrave has some advice for comedians
26/05/2011 … Ah yes, it's the dreaded Edinburgh preview season.
Tue 24 May 2011
Don't blame us!
Aaron Counter says audiences , not comedians, are responsible for offensive comedy
24/05/2011 … There has been a spate of comment pieces in the media recently discussing cases where comedians have been criticised publicly or even sued for what they’ve said…
Mon 23 May 2011
'Don't worry, they'll love you here'
Tony Schumacher recalls the highs and lows of gigging
23/05/2011 … About five or six years ago, when I was full of vim and vigour, I was rung up by a mate called Dave Purdy to play his gig in Manchester.
Wed 18 May 2011
No job for a family guy
Jon Kudlick decides comedy's a singleton's game
18/05/2011 … After almost four years of doing stand-up, I’m just about to do my last gig.
Tue 17 May 2011
A matter of opinions...
Barnaby Slater wishes critical comics would keep their traps shut...
17/05/2011 … I've realised that airing an opinion or offering advice in the comedy world is more dangerous than the time I admitted to liking Fleetwood Mac at one of my mother's…
Mon 16 May 2011
Sun 15 May 2011
Under the influence?
Chris Hallam asks if comedians have any sway in politics
15/05/2011 … During the recent local elections, the Green Party broadcast one of the oddest political broadcasts I’ve ever seen.