How to raise money for the Fringe
30/06/2018 … Edinburgh: Go Big! Go Bold! Go Bankrupt! How to RAISE Money for the Fringe Edinburgh is almost here.
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Sat 30 June 2018
Fri 29 June 2018
© Steve Ullathorne Funny business: how to make money at the Fringe
29/06/2018 … If there’s one thing you’ll hear everyone at the Fringe complaining about (apart from the price of beer and that review they totally didn’t deserve) is just…
Mon 25 June 2018
Why class is also a diversity issue for comedy
Adam Rowe wants more regional voices on TV, too
25/06/2018 … Last week, the BBC’s comedy chief Shane Allen said that the times where our genre has been dominated by ‘white Oxbridge men’ is over.
Mon 18 June 2018
'Are you OK to get home?
A few simple steps could make comedians safer at night, suggests Meryl O'Rourke
18/06/2018 … The horrific killing of young Australian stand-up Eurydice Dixon walking home after a gig in Melbourne last week has highlighted the vulnerable position many comedians…
Sun 17 June 2018
Hey writers, let's create the next big audience sitcom
...and we should be more like entrepreneurs, says Dave Cohen
17/06/2018 … This weekend, comedy writer Dave Cohen gave the keynote speech at the Craft of Comedy festival in Llandudno.
Thu 14 June 2018
How the comedy establishment can help working-class comedians
Sian Davies wants more equity at the Fringe
14/06/2018 … There has been plenty of discussion about the lack of working-class comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe.
How to make the perfect World Cup anthem
Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel gives the English some pointers
14/06/2018 … When it comes to football there are two things England do better than the rest of the world.
Wed 06 June 2018
More than cosmos and Manolos
Kerry Ipema considers the legacy of Sex And The City
06/06/2018 … To mark 20 years to the day since the very first episode of Sex And The City aired on HBO, performer Kerry Ipema considers the legacy of the groundbreaking comedy.