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.
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Comedians recollect some of their most memorable gigs.
Mon 19 August 2019
Sun 18 August 2019
Don't you dare call me brave!
Juliette Burton recalls her most memorable gigs
18/08/2019 … Gig that taught me the biggest lesson Always check if the flats nearby can somehow access and hijack your video projection.
Sat 17 August 2019
'A man threw his prosthetic arm at me'
Matt Richardson recalls his most memorable gigs
17/08/2019 … First gig My first gig was November 5, 2009 at the student union at Oxford Brookes.
Fri 16 August 2019
The punter who stole a police car
Fred Cooke recalls his most memorable gigs
16/08/2019 … First gig It was in the student bar in University College Dublin.
Thu 15 August 2019
My most coked-up heckler, caught on film
Mark Simmons recalls his most memorable gigs
15/08/2019 … Most drunk/coked up heckler Most of the time, when someone heckles, you deal with it, make them look silly, they learn their lesson.
Wed 14 August 2019
'It was the least enjoyable hour of my life'
Konstantin Kisin recalls his most memorable gigs
14/08/2019 … Gig that changed my life I had a particularly bad gig on a compilation show at the Fringe - I knew it was going to be tough when a 50-strong hen night…
Tue 13 August 2019
I try not to be violently sick EVERY time I gig
Lucy Frederick recalls her most memorable gigs
13/08/2019 … First gig My first gig was televised.
Mon 12 August 2019
'I'm amazed we got out of there alive'
George Rigden recalls his most memorable gigs
12/08/2019 … First gig I'm very prone to acting without thinking and doing my first gig at a So You Think You're Funny? heat in Bristol is proof of that.