Everyone loves hearing about horrible gigs...
Milo McCabe has a backlash to the backlash
06/04/2013 … The backlash Kai Humphries got on these pages for posting an account of his demolition of a heckler struck a chord with me for a number of reasons.
2013 Opinions
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Sat 06 April 2013
Fri 05 April 2013
A hero... or just an egotist?
Mike James takes issue with Kai Humphries' heckler takedown
05/04/2013 … In a Correspondents piece earlier this week, Kai Humphries described how he silence a bullying heckler at a poorly arranged gig in Melbourne, by jumping on to the…
Comedy's in great shape! Spread the news...
Diane Spencer thinks comics should be more evangelical
05/04/2013 … A journalist rang me.
Thu 04 April 2013
A baying crowd. My whimsical set. I’m so fucked.
Colin Dempsey on his worst New York gig
04/04/2013 … I was terrified.
Funny for not much money
Tiernan Douieb on the recession in comedy
04/04/2013 … So you’re thinking of becoming a comedian? Well welcome to the best job in the whole world.
Wed 03 April 2013
Why Richard Herring's the podcast king
Andrew Boulton sings his praises
03/04/2013 … If you’ve ever winced your way through a stand-up being interviewed on a TV chat show in the most agonisingly contrived way, then I have to recommend Richard…
'I just wanted to reduce this bully to nothing'
Kai Humphries tackles a heckler
03/04/2013 … After performing at Best Of British in Melbourne this week I've found myself in the bar downstairs having a drink.
Tue 02 April 2013
Where's the new Ben Elton?
Christian Talbot wants a new comedy hero your parents will hate
02/04/2013 … Given that Alexei Sayle is making a return to stand-up and Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson have been in the spotlight over their cancelled Hooligan's Island project,…