Joe Kent-Walter's Australia diary: Sydney
The adventures of 2021 Chortle Student Comedy Award winner down under
19/10/2023 … Goodbye Australia! What a whirlwind.
2023 Opinions
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Thu 19 October 2023
Mon 16 October 2023
They can’t stop you reading this article, whoever they are
16/10/2023 … Exactly 40 years ago, in October 1983, I moved to London and began writing topical jokes and sketches for BBC radio.
Tue 10 October 2023
© @maurocarrarophotos Why comics shouldn't fear putting their material online
By promoter and stand-up Sam Carrington
10/10/2023 … When I started in comedy 11 years ago there were lots of negative ideas about posting content online.
Mon 02 October 2023
It's a strange, uncertain year for comedy
....and it should be embraced, says Ian Lane
02/10/2023 … Not since the 1990s has there felt like such an uncertainty in the direction that the medium is going in.