I can't stand the competition
Geraint Dafydd Evans gives an insider’s view of comedy contests
11/07/2011 … On Sunday, I was 25, and I’m delighted that I started as a comedian before reaching the quarter of a century.
2011 Opinions
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Mon 11 July 2011
Fri 08 July 2011
Money for nothing
Ashley Frieze warns new comedians to be wary of the rip-offs
08/07/2011 … It seems like comedy has a ‘pay-to-play’ controversy every few months.
Thu 07 July 2011
You couldn't make it up!
Sean Mason despairs of the way improv is treated on TV
07/07/2011 … Improvisation on TV doesn’t need gimmicks, it needs trust.
Wed 06 July 2011
Come into the light....
John Fleming has some illuminating advice for new comedians
06/07/2011 … The stage.
TV comedy has lost its flavour
Theo Weedon bemoans bland formats – and bland comedians
06/07/2011 … Comedy in the UK has become a monster.
Tue 05 July 2011
Stewart Lee's comedy has no future
Joe Daniels considers a stand-up hero
05/07/2011 … Stewart Lee is widely considered the best comedian working today, and while this claim is swiftly dispatched by his detractors, it is precisely this divisiveness…
Yes I've seen Jim Tavare... but he made no lasting impression
'Sid Bowfin' hits back at plagiarism claims
05/07/2011 … My name is Adrian Garratt.
Fri 01 July 2011
What theatre could learn from comedy
Charlie Baker on taking a gamble
01/07/2011 … This coming Edinburgh (my eighth if you count the four I did as a precocious 11-15 year old) I am independently presenting my play Wedding Band, at the Gilded Balloon.