The promoter and I
Sonia Aste on the balance of power in stand-up
10/11/2017 … Ah! The promoter-act relationship.
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Fri 10 November 2017
Tue 07 November 2017
Memories of the UK comedy circuit
Papa CJ, now based in India, recalls his formative years
07/11/2017 … I started doing comedy in October 2004 in London.
Fri 03 November 2017
A life spent making memories
Mat Ricardo on being part of a beautiful moment
03/11/2017 … Half an hour ago I had unfolded out of an airport taxi and downloaded myself into the hotel room that would be my home for the next few days.
Thu 02 November 2017
How The Simpsons changed television
By Mitch Grinter, co-author of Homer's Odyssey
02/11/2017 … ‘I’m no art critic, but I know what I hate.
Tue 31 October 2017
Adventures in dementia
Comedian Steve Day on his best ever gig
31/10/2017 … The best gig I have ever been involved in took place in a care home for old people, most of whom had dementia.
Mon 23 October 2017
Want more diverse charity line-ups? You need to do more than complain
Robin Ince responds to criticism
23/10/2017 … Many people are plugging the fundraiser I’m organising in Wimbledon tonight for cancer charity CLIC Sargent and Helen Crimmins, the wife of American comedian…
Wed 18 October 2017
Jongleurs: My part in its downfall
By comedian and promoter Bob Slayer
18/10/2017 … In 2009, Jongleurs comedy clubs employed me as head of marketing.
Tue 17 October 2017
What is a joke?
And why comedians should write more of them - by Dave Cohen
17/10/2017 … If you want to make progress as a stand-up, it seems obvious that you should be writing more and more jokes.