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Review: Laurel & Hardy, Lyceum, Edinburgh
Laurel & Hardy's tour of the UK in 1953 had an inauspicious start.
Paul Kelly, Edinburgh Evening News, 1st July 2022
Cornwall's first 'Edinburgh fringe' comedy festival comes to Falmouth
A new fringe style comedy festival has arrived in Cornwall. The new event is taking over six independent venues in Falmouth Town centre with 25 acts across the weekend. Co-director Johanna Brooks, says this is the kind of show people would normally have to travel far to experience. Fellow co-director, Franciska Earle, says after running a performance space in Cornwall for five years she could see "Cornwall is increasingly left out of the loop when it comes to live comedy".
ITV, 1st July 2022
Fringe 2022: Lori Hamilton unpacks her family baggage
These days New Yorker Lori Hamilton is a happy woman - but it's been a bumpy road, especially with all that family baggage on board.
The Edinburgh Reporter, 1st July 2022
Lisa McGee: Derry Girls writer to be awarded freedom of city
Derry City and Strabane District Council has voted unanimously to award Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee the freedom of the city.
BBC, 1st July 2022
Asim Chaudhry lands Norwegian film role
People Just Do Nothing star Asim Chaudhry is to star in a forthcoming Norwegian comedy-drama film. Listen Up! is based on a bestselling young adult novel by Gulraiz Sharif and set in an immigrant community just outside Oslo.
Chortle, 1st July 2022
Katherine Ryan's £1.1million payday
Katherine Ryan paid herself £1.15million last year, newly published company accounts have revealed. The comic took the amount in dividends from the company set up to deal with her affairs for the year ending in September.
Chortle, 1st July 2022
Kate Barron - Why fat jokes are OK ...but only when they're done well
I'm not going to get into a debate about body positivity, but I do support body neutrality.
Kate Barron, Chortle, 1st July 2022
Chris McCausland pilots BBC gameshow
Chris McCausland is piloting a guessing game for the BBC called What's In The Box?
Chortle, 1st July 2022
Joe Lycett: More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett? review
This is a show that is fantastical, impressive and unbelievably funny, it's exactly what great comedy should be.
Clownster, 1st July 2022
Pakistan to 60s Glasgow - a mother and daughter's cultural journey as New Scots
Actor and comedian Lubna Kerr is returning to the Fringe with a freshly updated version of her acclaimed show Tickbox.
The Edinburgh Reporter, 1st July 2022
Joe Lycett, Eventim Apollo review - prankster goes long-form
Lycett has used social media to great effect to prank the corporate (and seemingly irony-free) world.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 1st July 2022Edinburgh 2022: Ellie MacPherson Q&A
BWW catches up with Ellie MacPherson to chat about bringing Happy Birthday Mr. President! to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 1st July 2022
Edinburgh 2022: Tom Ward Q&A
BWW catches up with Tom Ward to chat about bringing Anthem to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 1st July 2022
Greenwich Comedy Festival announces 2022 line-up
Five-day event returns to the National Maritime Museum.
Chortle, 1st July 2022Funny At The Fringe - interview - Will Preston Can't Face Reality
My show is about my love of geek culture and coming to terms with my depression, so it came pretty naturally.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 1st July 2022
Sharon Horgan on working with PJ Harvey for new 'Bad Sisters' theme
Sharon Horgan has told NME about collaborating with PJ Harvey for her forthcoming Apple TV+ show Bad Sisters - revealing that the iconic singer-songwriter has recorded a version of Leonard Cohen's 1974 track 'Who by Fire' as its theme tune.
Gary Ryan, NME, 1st July 2022
Larry Dean, award-winning Scottish stand-up reveals dread of 'Edinburgh audience silence'
Larry Dean admits there's nothing quite like a run of the Fringe to keep you grounded.
Liam Rudden, Edinburgh Evening News, 1st July 2022
Natalie Haynes on challenging patriarchal historical narratives and championing female voices
"I was still so angry for her at the end of it. Generally the act of writing what is effectively a 10,000-word essay would get it out of my system, but I was just really cross."
Alice O'Keeffe, The Bookseller, 1st July 2022
How the devil are you, Amy Matthews?
We're back baby! Oh we have missed asking our favourite comedians our burning questions! Kicking off our 2022 questions is Amy Matthews.
Punchline UK, 1st July 2022Welcome to Tokyo's Museum of Lost Things - a magical world of memory and forgetting
UtterExploring what we remember and what we forget - Utter Mess is about how we connect with others and ourselves.
The Edinburgh Reporter, 1st July 2022
Susie McCabe BBC Question Time appearance praised for indyref2 contribution
Susie McCabe has been applauded for her straight-talking answers on BBC's Question Time in debates on independence and public spending.
Hamish Morrison, The National (Scotland), 1st July 2022Full cast announced for Kathy and Stella Solve A Murder
Performed by Bronté Barbé, Rebecca Hinds, Jodie Jacobs, TJ Lloyd and Imelda Warren-Green August 3rd - 28th.
Grace Cutler, Broadway World, 1st July 2022
Edinburgh 2022: Alex Mackeith Q&A
BWW catches up with Alex Mackeith to chat about bringing Thanks For Listening to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 1st July 2022Edinburgh 2022: Tom DeTrinis Q&A
BWW catches up with Tom DeTrinis to chat about bringing I Hate New York to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 1st July 2022
Edinburgh 2022: Joz Norris Q&A
BWW catches up with Joz Norris to chat about bringing Blink to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 1st July 2022
Interview with cast and crew of The Baby
Dark new British comedy-horror series The Baby takes this idea and runs with it, and over eight unpredictably compelling episodes, we see one woman's life implode when she's landed with the toddler from hell. But it's also hilarious - think The Omen laced with laughs.
Nicole Lampert, Daily Mail, 1st July 2022
Full Kinky Boots cast at Theatre Royal Drury Lane announced
Full casting has been announced for special concert performances of Kinky Boots at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 1st July 2022Abigail Rolling interview
Dark. Funny. Underfunded. And that's just me. The criminal justice system is too.
On The Mic, 1st July 2022Alex MacKeith interview
It's a musical comedy show featuring me and an acoustic guitar.
On The Mic, 1st July 2022Anna Morris interview
It's the live version of my BBC Radio 4 stand-up special, which I wrote and recorded during lockdown to a remote audience.
On The Mic, 1st July 2022Harun Musho'd interview
Why I Don't Talk to People About Terrorism does what it says on the tin.
On The Mic, 1st July 2022CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation interview
No one knows who the killer is - not even the cast!
On The Mic, 1st July 2022Experiment Human interview
It is a surreal comedy based on two non-human creatures kidnapping Benedict Cumberbatch, to save him from the media!
On The Mic, 1st July 2022Horseplay interview
So Bareback is a very absurd, character driven narrative show set in an afterlife where sex and performance are banned.
On The Mic, 1st July 2022Indoor Kids interview
Indoor Kids is an original show that blends sketch, stand-up, and musical comedy, ushered forth from the legendary Chicago scene that birthed us.
On The Mic, 1st July 2022Arielle Dundas and Rebecca Kaplan interview
Parfait is a half hour of standup from each of us.
On The Mic, 1st July 2022Edinburgh 2022: The Idiot Circus Q&A
BWW catches up with The Idiot Circus to chat about bringing Death Is Coming to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 1st July 2022Comedy newbie Q&A: Chelsea Birkby
The subject of today's Q&A is Chelsea Birkby.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 1st July 2022Larry Dean interview
The award-winning Scottish stand-up reveals dread of 'Edinburgh audience silence'.
Liam Rudden, The Scotsman, 1st July 2022Videos
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