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26 November 2024
In This Climate: Stuart Goldsmith is trying to make the climate crisis funny
Stand-up comedian Stuart Goldsmith recently wrote an entire show about the climate crisis. Here, he tells us about trying to get laughs out of the most serious subject imaginable.
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4 October 2024
Kick Some Class: Liam Pape on supporting working class comedy
Liam Pape is the man behind the West End Comedy Club's working class bursary, helping comedians with the hefty costs of the Edinburgh Fringe. He spoke to Voice about the importance of supporting working class voices in stand-up.
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1 October 2024
Kick Some Class: Alexandra Haddow on life as a working class comedian
Alexandra Haddow is a stand-up comedian and previous winner of the West End Comedy Club's working class bursary. She discusses how the support of others helped her get to Edinburgh and smash the class ceiling.
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21 May 2023
Review: Rambunctious Scallywag
A stand up comedian determined to find the silly in hard times!
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18 May 2023
Brown Sauce at The Bill Murray
Brown Sauce is a comedy night by South Asian, Brown and Asian comedians. Hosted and set up by Sharlin Jahan, I went to go see the most recent show on 16th May at The Bill Murray in Angel, London.
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16 May 2023
Lost, Anxious, In your Twenties?
Your twenties are such an odd time, full of high expectations and confusion. You feel like you should have it all figured out, but you don’t. Anya tells stories from her twenties that are relatable and funny in this piece of spoken word theatre!
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8 August 2022
Sophie Duker: Hag
Hag is a chaotic cruiseship of a show captained by the sensation that is Sophie Duker
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8 August 2022
Eme Essien: Flat Shoes In The Club
There’s a lot to like about Eme Essien…
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1 September 2021
Review: Isabelle Farah’s Ellipsis
Deeply personal and conscious of its own format, Farah’s Ellipsis opens up the symbiotic relationship between audience and comic in this stand-up show that uses her own experiences to criticise British society’s grief culture
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14 May 2020
Comedy Without Borders
Ten comedians from across the world participate in a free comedy live stream
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9 April 2020
Komedia’s Krater Comedy Club Goes Online to Raise Dontions
Keeping the laughter alive while working towards a good cause
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3 December 2019
It's hard to make Brexit funny without slagging someone off, says comedian Laura Lexx
"We’re all environmental hypocrites, none of us completely understand what it is to be someone else and we’re all scared of saying the wrong thing. The best way to burst that awkward bubble is to show your flaws and still try."
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28 November 2019
Milton Jones on Mock the Week, a career in comedy, and potatoes
Comedian Milton Jones is embarking on a top secret mission next year, but takes the time to spill all the details to us first...
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27 August 2019
Are comedians actually being censored?
Comedians often talk about being censored, but how much is it actually happening?
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9 August 2019
Maria Shehata: Hero
Maria Shehata talks about her life, her parents and her 83-year-old landlady.
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8 August 2019
Darius Davies: Persian of Interest
In the midst of our digital age, Darius Davies asks us to question everything.
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8 August 2019
Louisa Fitzhardinge - Comma Sutra
Australian comic, Louisa Fitzhardinge, along with her pianist John, presents Comma Sutra, a comical show discussing the use of improper grammar and punctuation.
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8 August 2019
Alfie Brown: Imagination
Alfie Brown jokes about his love/hate relationship with crowds.