Live Comedy Features - Page 3
Here are the latest features we've published about live comedy.
Circuit Training interviews First Gig, Worst Gig interviews Random 8 interviews
Random 8: Alexis Strum
Tuesday 11th August 2020
Where does Alexis Strum keep her emergency snacks? All will be revealed.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Philip Simon
Friday 7th August 2020
Sometimes the first gig is almost the worst gig: Philip Simon talks us through his character-forming debut.
Random 8: Tony Law
Tuesday 4th August 2020
From smoking mice poop to to an altercation near No. 10: Tony Law has all the answers.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Samantha Hannah
Friday 31st July 2020
Her lockdown special is now on NextUp, but which real live crowd made Samantha Hannah go a bit explicit?
Random 8: John Osborne
Tuesday 28th July 2020
Paul Merton, Mrs Merton and a perfect lockdown soundtrack: sitcom-scribe and storyteller John Osborne gives us eight random answers.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Scott Bennett
Friday 24th July 2020
From shed shows to bright lights with Engelbert and Brydon: Scott Bennett gives us a potted history.
Random 8: Thanyia Moore
Tuesday 21st July 2020
Moore, Moore, Moore - Thanyia tackles the eight-question test before taking on the NextUp Comedy Fest.
Lynn Ruth Miller interview
Sunday 19th July 2020
We catch-up with Lynn Ruth Miller, a comedy performer in her 80s, who is a regular on the UK comedy circuit. She discusses visa issues, ageism in the industry, and wisdom she's accumulated over the years.
Random 8: Poppy Hillstead
Tuesday 14th July 2020
With a recreating-filth new podcast coming soon, Poppy Hillstead talks us through her Discworld crush, a dancing plague and one weird tongue.
Bilal Zafar talks about his Twitch success
Monday 13th July 2020
His career had lost momentum and his mood was dark. Then lockdown struck, and Bilal Zafar found himself with the unlikeliest change of direction: managing a surreal virtual soccer team on an old video game. Now he's getting loads of viewers and even selling replica shirts. Which is a far cry from the not-fun TV work he was offered before.