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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…
...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.
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.
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.
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.
But it'll take more than that to keep Mat Ricardo from the job
04/06/2018 … I have, on the left side of my bottom lip, as it touches my teeth, a little bump.
Comic William Bradbury wonders if he shouldn't be doing other things...
07/05/2018 … Before stand-up, I wanted to be a writer.
Where DID that come from? Mat Ricardo investigates
27/04/2018 … A couple of weeks ago, I was on holiday (I had a delightful time, thank you for asking), and, one afternoon, probably after multiple negronis, one of us, for god…
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