Are comedians more prone to mental health issues than everyone else?
Alice Fraser has some thoughts...
19/07/2019 … I have a theory.
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Fri 19 July 2019
Mon 15 July 2019
South Africa is the future of comedy
So says Loyiso Gola (who just happens to be from there)
15/07/2019 … South Africa is where the best comedy will come from in the next ten years.
Thu 11 July 2019
© Cat Thomson Photography Why Edinburgh Fringe rents are spiralling
...and why it could seriously damage the festival
11/07/2019 … Many of those performing and working at the Edinburgh Fringe this year have been astonished at how much more expensive the already pricey rents have become for accommodation.
Wed 10 July 2019
Why are jokes against the Jews still considered OK?
James Harris says the circuit has a blind spot when it comes to antisemitism
10/07/2019 … As the grandson of a Holocaust survivor, I’ve been thinking about antisemitism – racism against Jews – my whole life.
Fri 05 July 2019
If speed's the only measure of topical comedy then social media has won
The Mash Report's Steve N Allen on making jokes from the news
05/07/2019 … Denis Norden, the comedy writer who gave us some classic gags in the 1950s, said that being funny is harder in the modern world because humour is so ubiquitous.
Tue 02 July 2019
Don’t be twp Omid, and apologise!
Welsh comic Carys Eleri berates Djalili over language quip
02/07/2019 … Just when you thought you were safe in the tweeting thumbs of a popular comedian who’s all about diversity, Omid Djalili comes to Wales.
Mon 24 June 2019
#MeJew
British Jewish comedian Joe Jacobs on the rise of antisemitism
24/06/2019 … I’m a non religious Jew.
The question of consent...
Frisky & Mannish on the perils of audience participation
24/06/2019 … Hello.