'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.
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Comedians recollect some of their most memorable gigs.
Sat 17 August 2019
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.
Sun 11 August 2019
Heckled by editing
Tom Ballard recalls his most memorable gigs
11/08/2019 … Best heckle I watched back a TV stand-up spot and saw that after one of my punchlines, they cut to a shot of a man in the crowd checking his watch.
Sat 10 August 2019
Whatever happened to the singing turnip?
Dan Lees and Neil Frost – aka The Establishment – recall their most memorable gigs
10/08/2019 … First gigOur first gig as The Establishment was at an alternative London comedy night called The Lost Cabaret; a weird and wonderful night of character and clown…