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Angela Barnes
Angela Barnes

Angela Barnes

  • 48 years old
  • English
  • Writer, stand-up comedian and actor

Press clippings Page 15

Angela Barnes: the salty stand-up

Championed by the BBC, fellow comedians and her own dad, who inspired her debut show, this rising comic specialises in heartfelt funnies.

Paul Fleckney, The Guardian, 6th October 2014

Angela Barnes interview

Just before the Edinburgh Festival I wrote that Angela Barnes is the best mainstream female comedian I've seen since Sarah Millican. She had a great Edinburgh and I was surprised that she didn't figure in the Foster's Awards shortlists.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd September 2014

Seven questions with... Angela Barnes

Angela Barnes is a brilliant comedian who takes usually unnoticed everyday situations and effortlessly turns them on their head.

Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 6th September 2014

Interview: Angela Barnes - You Can't Take it With You

Sharp, honest and proud of who she is Angela Barnes is one comedian not to miss.

Laura Jeffrey, Edinburgh Fringe Review, 5th August 2014

Edinburgh Fringe preview: Angela Barnes

Angela Barnes is the best mainstream female comedian I've seen since Sarah Millican.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd July 2014

Latitude review: Angela Barnes

Angela Barnes is making being a single, childless thirty-something hilarious.

Nic Wright, Giggle Beats, 22nd July 2014

Interview: Ray Peacock

In an extensive interview with Giggle Beats, Ray talks about his career to date, his Fubar Radio shows with Ed Gamble and Angela Barnes, new Edinburgh show Here Comes Trouble, and much more.

Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 21st July 2014

This week's new live comedy

Previews of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Paul Chowdhry and Angela Barnes.

James Kettle, The Guardian, 7th March 2014

Angela Barnes interview

Angela Barnes decided to quit the day job in social care following a dramatic experience and turn her "hobby" as an occasional comedy club organiser into a full-time job.

Sarah Walters, Manchester Evening News, 10th January 2014

Angela Barnes shares secret to success

Angela Barnes the road to the top comes down to one simple mantra: 'don't be a dick'.

Tim Hyde, Mancunian Matters, 9th January 2014

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