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Lorcan Mullan celebrates 100 RHLSTP episodes
23/02/2016 … As Tom Haverford once told Ron Swanson over a late night fireside chat on Parks and Recreation: 'Podcasts, there's a million of them, and they're all amazing.
Comic and police officer Alfie Moore has a word...
22/02/2016 … I've been having a great time bringing my show to Perth, where the lovely friendly Australian audiences are nearly as warm as the weather.
Brendon Burns wants critics to show some humility
19/02/2016 … This week, Melbourne comedian Lawrence Mooney got some heat at the Adelaide Fringe for calling out a reviewer on her lack of qualifications.
17/02/2016 … The UK improv scene has been rapidly expanding the last few years.
Barry Carter looks at the theories of comedy
09/02/2016 … There are many popular theories of comedy which attempt to explain why we find something funny.
The sketch group outline their tour plans
08/02/2016 … Gein's Family Giftshop – Kath Hughes, James Meehan, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Edward Easton – anticipate what their forthcoming dates have in store.
Comedian and producer Matt Tiller offers some advice
04/02/2016 … I write a blog, Foot in the Door, which is enjoyable for me to write and aims to help people who are trying to get on in the media, whether they want to be writers,…
By Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival founder Geoff Rowe
01/02/2016 … We recently published a list of all the comedians who have performed at the Leicester Comedy Festival since we set the thing up in 1994.
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