Live Comedy Features
Here is the latest features we've published about live comedy.
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Asperger's Are Us
Thursday 22nd June
Netflix documentary stars Asperger's Are Us are now touring Britain. They tell 'First Gig, Worst Gig' about an Emo Philips fillip, being caught by the fuzz and a banana slip-up.
Preview: Jerry Sadowitz in London
Thursday 22nd June
Jerry Sadowitz is bringing his show Card Tricks with Inappropriate Patter to London. In this article we contemplate his career and remember our previous bruising interview with him.
Elf Lyons: Entirely True Memories from Childhood
Thursday 22nd June
Stand-up Elf Lyons has been performing a stand-up show about her parents. Here she gives us ten examples of how her unique upbringing gave her the skills she needed to become a performer.
Preview: Galway comedy festival 2017
Tuesday 20th June
Jon Richardson and US star Patton Oswalt are amongst the first headliners announced for the Vodafone Comedy Carnival, which will take place in Galway in October 2017.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Shazia Mirza
Thursday 15th June
Just back from Bear Grylls' island and prepping for Edinburgh, Shazia Mirza recalls police interventions at home and abroad, and a Swedish farm curfew.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Tape Face
Thursday 8th June
He speaks! Tape Face talks us through terminal gigs, disastrous soap-faced trauma and an over-keen stripper.
What is variety? - Slightly Fat Features answer
Wednesday 7th June
Goronwy Thom from the Slightly Fat Features troupe explains what 'Variety' is, and why comedy audiences shouldn't be put off by the label.
Preview: Aparna Nancherla in London
Monday 5th June
The New York-based Aparna Nancherla starts a five-night run at the Soho Theatre on June 6th, a rare opportunity to catch one of the rising stars of US comedy up close.
Win Tickets to the Pre-Edinburgh Comedy Festival at Cutty Sark Theatre
Friday 2nd June
As part of Cutty Sark Theatre's Pre-Edinburgh Comedy Festival, we are giving away a pair of tickets to Jan Ravens and Ken Cheng on the 23rd July.
Tom Green interview
Friday 2nd June
Tom Green was fired by Donald Trump (bad!), married Drew Barrymore (better) and pretty much invented a massive TV genre. But did he ever become a dick?