© Steve Ullathorne So long, sketch comedy...
The Beta Males explain why they're quitting the genre
20/06/2016 … The Beta Males are leaving the world of sketch comedy, with a farewell show at the Udderbelly.
2016 Opinions
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Mon 20 June 2016
© Steve Ullathorne Wed 15 June 2016
Are pro-Brexit comedians scared to speak out?
'Out' voter Geoff Norcott thinks so....
15/06/2016 … For a guy like me, one of the worst things about voting Conservative and advocating Brexit is you find yourself in company you wouldn’t usually keep.
Mon 13 June 2016
Should I really be asking strangers to fund my comedy?
Amy Howerska on crowdfunding the Fringe
13/06/2016 … I am going cap in hand with a crowdfunding project.
Tue 07 June 2016
Who are white male comics to tell ME what's racist?
Ariane Sherine's continuing adventures in stand-up
07/06/2016 … Last month, I wrote an article here which had the headline Is this routine lazy?.
Thu 02 June 2016
Who needs the gatekeepers?
Comic Max Dickins on publishing with Unbound
02/06/2016 … The gatekeepers are losing their grip.
Tue 31 May 2016
Chris Rock changed my life
Lorcan Mullan on Bring The Pain, 20 years on
31/05/2016 … I think when most people discover their life's passions it is born from when they witness a work, or a moment in time, in their formative years that forever…
Circus got sexy... but at what cost?
Mat Ricardo's monthly dispatch from the variety circuit
31/05/2016 … When I was a quite young child, maybe six or seven, my parents took me to a circus.
Sun 22 May 2016
BBC Scotland has contempt for its comedy audience
Colin Edwards attacks condescending and narrow-minded commissioners
22/05/2016 … It was a few years ago and after producing The Franz Kafka Big Band for BBC Radio Scotland and The Atrocity Machine for Channel 4 Radio, I was asked by BBC Scotland’s…