The pros and cons of running your own comedy night
26/09/2013 … I’ve performed at some lovely, excellent comedy nights (Up The Creek, Pull The Other One, Eclectic and Comedy Trumpet to name a few particularly welcoming nights)…
2013 Opinions
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Thu 26 September 2013
Thu 19 September 2013
Our libel laws are a joke
Anthony Miller on how comics can fall foul of the litigious
19/09/2013 … After comedian Matt Price received legal threats over his Edinburgh show about an ill-fated tour of Turkey, I thought I’d share my own libel experiences.
Wed 18 September 2013
© Steve Ullathorne Why do the Edinburgh awards ban improv?
The Noise Next Door call for a rule change
18/09/2013 … As the dust has finally settled after another Edinburgh Fringe, there’s an issue we think needs to be addressed before the merry-go-round begins again in 2014.
Mon 16 September 2013
Oi, comics! Stop being such greedy, selfish egotists
Michael Legge want to use Twitter for the greater good
16/09/2013 … I love Twitter.
Mon 09 September 2013
The dos and dont's of corporate comedy
After-dinner agent Joanna Dugdale shares her advice
09/09/2013 … I book after-dinner comedians regularly for corporate clients.
Thu 05 September 2013
Was Oscar Wilde the first ever stand-up?
Robert Marland thinks he might be
05/09/2013 … As a paid up comedy geek, I'm fascinated by the history of stand up -- the pedigree that leads from one comedian to the next, from Ted Chippington to Stewart Lee,…
Tue 03 September 2013
