Why we used Kickstarter
Bob Slayer explains why he crowdfunded Phil Kay's book
01/07/2013 … ‘You love Phil Kay, you do.
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Mon 01 July 2013
Success or failure? It's all hot air
Forget fame, a comedian's life is for living, says Max Dickins
01/07/2013 … At last year’s Chortle Conference, Free Fringe founder Peter Buckley-Hill told the audience of wannabes: ‘Some of you are probably sat there thinking you’ll…
Tue 25 June 2013
Not so much comedy, as time travel
Stephen Rhys Gage on the delights of the Seventies sitcom movie
25/06/2013 … Britain in the seventies was a gruesome looking place.
Sitcoms in a slump
Barry Cryer's right, says Chris Hallam
25/06/2013 … Barry Cryer has attacked the modern British sitcom.
Fri 21 June 2013
Funny place, Glasgow
Dave Cohen celebrates the city that has produced so much comedy
21/06/2013 … As we approach the height of summer, the time is coming once more to celebrate that wonderful city in Scotland whose name is synonymous with comedy: great laughs,…
Thu 20 June 2013
How I survived my first UK club gig
Australian comic Felicity Ward had heard the horror stories...
20/06/2013 … I’ve only been a stand-up for five years, but that’s long enough to hear the horror stories of the UK club scene.
Mon 17 June 2013
American comedy rules!
But how did it get to be, asks Dave Bailey
17/06/2013 … I grew up on a diet of British comedy that consisted mostly of BBC Two and Channel 4 shows such as Red Dwarf, Bottom, Father Ted, Spaced and Black Books.
Fri 14 June 2013
The new New Act Award awards
Gareth Morinan announces his own winners
14/06/2013 … Is it time to call time on new act competitions? The answer is… probably not, so long as everyone is aware of what they actually mean.