Are women funny?
New Zealand comic Michele A'Court answers all your predictable questions...
03/03/2014 … I have been making a living out of being funny for the past 21 years, maybe a little longer.
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Mon 03 March 2014
Sun 02 March 2014
I hate comedy courses – that's why I'm running one
02/03/2014 … I am not a fan of the comedy course.
Wed 26 February 2014
The internet will always steal your jokes. Use that to your advantage
Adapt or die, says Aid Thompsin
26/02/2014 … I read Dave Bussell's recent piece about online leeching – people stealing your work and re-publishing with no financial or creative credit afforded to the original…
Tue 25 February 2014
Oxbridge privilege is real - and unfair
Rob Mulholland has a chip on his shoulder... and gravy on his vest
25/02/2014 … It's funny how it's only the people who benefit from privilege who claim that there isn't any.
Mon 24 February 2014
I thought it'd be cool to go to a posh uni... don't vilify me for that
Cambridge student Harry Wright defends the Oxbridge mafia
24/02/2014 … One of the routines in Stewart Lee’s upcoming Comedy Vehicle is, apparently, a riposte to a comment Lee Mack made a few years ago: that Stewart Lee was a member…
Thu 20 February 2014
Your Jaw Will Literally Hit The Floor When You See What This Comedian Has to Say About Viral Content Websites Robbing His Work!
David Bussell on the viral content leeches
20/02/2014 … OMG did you see that article on BuzzFeed/Upworthy/ClickBite/FunHub/DrollDose/LOLBlizzard/all-the-other-worthless-hyperbole-spouting-websites-that-show-up-in-your-newsfeed-every-bastard-day?!Hello.
Mon 10 February 2014
The night I performed comedy at a strip club
10/02/2014 … AUTHOR’S TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains references to rapeIt usually happens like this: a promoter sends a list of available dates, and you just check…
Wed 05 February 2014
Does Middle England want alternative comedy?
Joz Norris's family are about to let him know
05/02/2014 … Roughly twice a year every single Norris, be they nuclear family or extended, gets round a table and eats food together.