Don't fall for comedy's cult of the new
Stand-ups ripen with age, says Yianni Agisilaou
02/08/2016 … The first Edinburgh Fringe previews start tomorrow.
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Tue 02 August 2016
Mon 01 August 2016
Stuff the critics... audiences really like my comedy
Ariane Sherine's continuing adventures in stand-up
01/08/2016 … I've been thinking a lot about my act and critics.
Sun 31 July 2016
My Brexit zinger
Dave Hill addresses the issues
31/07/2016 … Attention People of the United Kingdom:As you have no doubt already read about in the papers, heard about on the news, or overheard someone mumbling about in your…
Fri 29 July 2016
Street performing... it's all about freedom
Mat Ricardo's monthly dispatch from the world of variety
29/07/2016 … As regular readers will know, I haven't always been the middlingly-successful, reasonably-priced but excellently-attired cabaret schmuck that you see before…
Wed 27 July 2016
Comedy, depression and distance
Yaseen Kader on turning his low into a show
27/07/2016 … In one week, I’ll be taking my debut solo stand-up show Smile to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Wed 13 July 2016
Pass the bucket...
Chris O'Neill has some fundraising tips for comics working for donations
13/07/2016 … Anyone performing in a free-in or pay what you want venue at the Edinburgh Fringe has to make a Bucket Speech But a lot of very proficient and…
Fri 08 July 2016
The pain of prop comedy
Louise Reay wonders if she shouldn't just write some f***ing jokes...
08/07/2016 … This morning I was listening to the Seymour Mace episode of the Comedian’s Comedian Podcast while sewing a giant Monster Munch out of a flannel.
Wed 06 July 2016
The pros and cons of being a comic, and a musical one
Ariane Sherine's adventures in stand-up
06/07/2016 … The five best things about being a comic: 1.