'That heckle was just the funniest, quickest, loveliest thing'
Alex Kealy on his most memorable gigs
13/02/2020 … As Alex Kealy prepares to hit the road with his new stand-up show, Rationale, he shares some of his most memorable gigs.
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Comedians recollect some of their most memorable gigs.
Thu 13 February 2020
Wed 29 January 2020
And then the booing started...
Robin Morgan on his most memorable gigs
29/01/2020 … Robin Morgan – a comedian and Mash Show writer who has supported comics including Rachel Parris, Ellie Taylor, Iain Stirling and Stephen Bailey on their UK…
Mon 23 December 2019
'Ed had to leave the stage several times to be sick...'
Crybabies recall their most memorable gigs
23/12/2019 … Crybabies – aka Ed Jones, James Gault and Michael Clarke – recall their most memorable gigs as they prepare to bring their spoof wartime adventure,…
Fri 13 September 2019
'I have forever changed an obscure part of Italian comedy'
Ed Aczel shares his Unforgettable 5 gigs
13/09/2019 … Ed Aczel has shot a film with fellow comedian Joz Norris in which they play a ‘low-rent Ocean’s Eleven’ trying to steel a vending machine.
Thu 22 August 2019
'Because you’re a woman, maybe my expectations were lower’
JoJo Sutherland recalls her most memorable gigs
22/08/2019 … Worst gig My fifth gig in the State Bar in Glasgow, which was packed and rowdy and I had five minutes.
Wed 21 August 2019
Heckled by citrus
Mark Nelson recalls his most memorable gigs
21/08/2019 … First gig My first ever gig was in a nightclub in Glasgow called The Buff Club.
Tue 20 August 2019
'It was an incredibly arrogant thing for me to do'
Paul Sneddon, the comic behind Vladimir McTavish, recalls his most memorable gigs
20/08/2019 … First gigBelieve it or not, my first stand-up gig was actually an hour-long solo show, that I promoted myself in a pub in Newcastle.
Mon 19 August 2019
The lesson? Take some chances!
Phil Nichol recalls his most memorable gigs
19/08/2019 … Worst gig and best gig At Edinburgh in 1996, in a different era, the Gilded Balloon was still on Cowgate.