Apparently, they have a laugh in Germany – and two of their number are here ON BRITISH SOIL at the Edinburgh Festival having a go at making us laugh.
Yes, and get this – the two bier-swilling Mein Kampf wielding lederhosen sausage munchers are suggesting we British have some sort of “racial stereotype” in mind when [...]
GERMAN COMEDY?! Are you out of your minds?
Holly Squared Live
[singlepic=54,320,240,,right]More Edinburgh Festival warm-ups have been announced, with Hattie Hayridge and Norman Lovett - two sides of the Red Dwarf’s computer Holly - scheduled on the same bill at Harrogate Theatre on Monday evening (June 30th).
Although there with the purpose of doing standup, Lovett and Hayridge will join each other on stage to discuss the [...]
Saltburn Comedy Festival
Here’s one we didn’t see coming - on 17-21 June, the Saltburn Comedy Festival will be held a few miles from the Quintessential Comedy headquarters!
To be held at the Saltburn Theatre on Albion Terrace, the acts - previewing material for the Edinburgh Festival - are:
*Jason Manford: Perrier nominee in 2005 and the brand new team [...]
Fringe of Technology
[singlepic=49,320,240,,right]The Edinburgh Festival is due to kick off in a weeks, and yesterday tickets went on sale for the Fringe events in August
Or rather they didn’t, as the computer systems went down. Computer says “no”?
Where’s The IT Crowd when you need them? Did you try turning it off and back on again?
“No tickets have sold [...]
The art of standup?
There’s an interesting interview with Brendan Burns on the Grauniad website, in which the if.comedy award winner of last years Edinburgh Festival talks about straight acting, taking time to develop a comedy pilot, and the difference in performance technique depending on the size of the venue, which is worth reprinting here:
In a small club, you [...]
