What comedians can learn from sports psychology
Coaching tips could help comics' wellbeing, says Jaz Mattu
16/08/2024 … Here I am, in the dimly lit car park, bracing myself for a three-hour drive home.
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Fri 16 August 2024
Thu 15 August 2024
How to watch improv
Sit down, shut up and shout out your suggestions, says Lizzie Skrzypiec of Murder She Didn't Write
15/08/2024 … It’s an exciting time for improv.
Wed 14 August 2024
Where are the comics breaking through at the Fringe?
14/08/2024 … My first time performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival was in 2013.
Having a tough Fringe? Remember all the reasons to enjoy it
Vix Leyton has some hard-won advice for fellow comedians
14/08/2024 … It’s gone by so fast that it feels unbelievable that I’m now approaching my fourth fringe as a performer.
Tue 13 August 2024
A Fringe show with a message? That's just not enough...
Sid Singh calls for bucket change to help finance real change
13/08/2024 … The first time I ever actually watched a proper hour show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival: I was absolutely not ready.
Mon 12 August 2024
© Rebecca Need-Menear Is the internet making comedy more cultish?
Finlay Christie on the unusual relationship between comics and their online fans
12/08/2024 … Another article about the future of digital comedy?! How many times do comedians need to boast that they can ‘bypass industry gatekeepers’? Relax.
Sun 11 August 2024
So, Where Are The Asians?
Sam See on why so few comics from South East Asia come to the EdinburghF ringe
11/08/2024 … I've been asked this every Fringe since 2019: where are the Asians? Now, what they mean by this isn’t ‘where are the Asian acts’, there…
Sat 10 August 2024
Why comedians have to be entrepreneurs
Any good stand-up is 'brandable', says Natasha Pearl Hansen
10/08/2024 … I always had a unique mentality when it came to building my career, and a big catalyst to that was a comment from one of my earliest improv directors at Second…