Edinburgh? Forget it
Dave Cohen gives comedians some advice they'll ignore
12/03/2013 … It’s that time of year when the icy roads and gentle snowfalls remind every comic of the summers they often spend in Edinburgh.
2013 Opinions
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Tue 12 March 2013
Wed 06 March 2013
America's greatest sitcom
Lorcan Mullan loves Parks & Rec
06/03/2013 … There never seems to be much rhyme or reason to what US sitcoms translate successfully to British audiences and vice versa.
Tue 05 March 2013
'Alternative comedy' is meaningless
Says Bob Slayer (with some help from Karl Schultz)
05/03/2013 … I was chatting with friend and fellow comedian Karl Shultz last night, and I think we solved a conundrumKarl Schultz: What you up to?Bob Slayer I was having a long,…
Mon 25 February 2013
Grow your own gig
Tom Glover says every comedian should run a club
25/02/2013 … In comedy club dressing rooms - otherwise known as the cleaning cupboard at the back – I often hear tales of terrible gigs set up by new acts who didn’t know…
Wed 20 February 2013
Is technology changing comedy?
20/02/2013 … ‘Technology has changed everything!’, said my friend, Mark, an IT-geek who’s shocked everyone by reaching 33 without yet uploading himself into the Matrix.
Tue 19 February 2013
Sun 17 February 2013
There's more to life than comedy
Jake Lambert wonders if comics always realise this
17/02/2013 … Last week I made a trip to a comedy club in London, as I tend to do quite often when I'm not gigging myself.
Thu 14 February 2013
News you can use...
Here’s Dave Cohen with the latest about topical comedy
14/02/2013 … Watching comedy on TV, and witnessing the procession of tight-jeaned fresh-faced youthful chaps wandering from panel show via stand-up showcase to all reality progs…