Can you make a business from the open-mic circuit?
David Allison thinks he can...
25/07/2012 … During these tough economic times, we all need to find somewhere to go, somewhere to forget our woes… I chose the London open mic comedy circuit.
2012 Opinions
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Wed 25 July 2012
Mon 23 July 2012
Brendon Burns: Why I've taken up DIY
Releasing a DVD yourself is the way forward
23/07/2012 … There’s a lot of griping going on right now that comedy’s becoming too mainstream – but the honest truth is there’s never been a better time to be a niche…
Fri 20 July 2012
Critical situation
Jorik Mol wants reviewers and comics to get along...
20/07/2012 … Once, at an especially boring family birthday party I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up.
Tue 17 July 2012
Why the best things in life are free
Bobby Carrol on the attraction of a Fringe without entrance fees
17/07/2012 … I’m doing a free entry show this year at the PBH Free Fringe.
Don’t bribe reviewers, bribe everyone!
Nathan Cassidy on his Ediburgh philosophy
17/07/2012 … Two years ago in my debut Edinburgh show I played a gig to just two women and Roy Chubby Brown’s agent.
Mon 16 July 2012
Working with dad
Milo McCabe's Edinburgh show puts family ties to the test
16/07/2012 … Last October, I was mulling over possible routes to take with my 2012 Edinburgh show.
Daniel Tosh should not have apologised
Dylan Rhymer says the only thing less funny than a rape joke is someone with no sense of humour
16/07/2012 … I’ve never much enjoyed the work of Daniel Tosh, I find his patronising, smug tone a little too much for me.
Thu 12 July 2012
The value of David Baddiel’s foreskin...
12/07/2012 … Psychology professor Paul Bloom has written a book called How Pleasure Works, which is not a wanking manual, but a look into the psychology of what pleasure is,…