Angela Barnes
- 47 years old
- English
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
Angela Barnes features
Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2022
Monday 12th September 2022
Dave Johns, Jordan Gray, Paul Sinha, Colin Hoult and Olga Koch were amongst the comedians to have the best reviewed comedy shows at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival.
Five Years of First Gig Worst Gig - Part 1
Friday 12th February 2021
Acaster's festive fiddler, Horne's painful pint, Mirza's immoral material, Kay's vampire and Calman's vision: these stories and many more in First Gig, Worst Gig's Five-Year Birthday Special.
Angela Barnes and Tom Deacon on working on the radio
Friday 5th February 2021
In this 50 minute video, stand-up comedians and presenters Angela Barnes and Tom Deacon discuss writing for radio, and presenting via the medium. They have loads of great insight and tips.
Wit and Wisdom: The Comics of Standon Calling 2019
Thursday 18th July 2019
Standon Calling is coming, so we've raided the British Comedy Guide archives and plucked some pearls of wisdom from this year's comedy line-up.
Newsjack: How the show is made
Saturday 3rd February 2018
British Comedy Guide goes behind-the-scenes on Newsjack to learn how the producers sift through scripts and edit the sketch show. There's various handy tips in here for those looking to submit jokes to the show.
Top jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Tuesday 22nd August 2017
Ken Cheng has won Dave's Joke Of The Fringe 2017 with the line "I'm not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change." Read all the top jokes here.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Angela Barnes
Thursday 27th July 2017
Newsjack host Angela Barnes recalls proud, painful and peculiar shows, and offers some seriously useful radio-writing advice.
Newsjack writing tips
Tuesday 24th January 2017
Angela Barnes, the new host of topical BBC radio sketch show Newsjack, explains how you can contribute to the show and offers up writing some tips.
Angela Barnes answers 10 Edinburgh Fringe Questions
Wednesday 5th August 2015
Angela Barnes answers our 10 quick-fire Fringe questions.
Angela Barnes interview
Wednesday 1st October 2014
Stand-up comic Angela Barnes talks about rising quickly up the comedy career ladder, what it was like to appear on Mock The Week, and having her GP on speed dial.
Stand Up For The Week interviews
Thursday 31st October 2013
Angela Barnes, Simon Evans and Romesh Ranganathan have joined the line-up for Channel 4's Stand Up For The Week. We talk to them about preparing for the show, and whether there's any topic that's off limits.