'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.
2011 Opinions
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Mon 23 May 2011
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.
The Edinburgh flat fraud
James Sherwood was nearly scammed, and is afraid you might be too
15/05/2011 … This article isn’t funny, or particularly about comedy.
Thu 12 May 2011
The Seven Year Shits
Vince Atta celebrates his comedy anniversary in style
12/05/2011 … An excellent comedian friend of mine, Eddie, doesn’t gig enough.
Wed 11 May 2011
Aren't foreigners funny?
Will Sawney says comedy's the best way to understand a culture
11/05/2011 … Truth be told, foreigners are a funny bunch.