Barry Ferns
- British
- Writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 2
Edinburgh Fringe 2021: a crazy comedy experiment
Thanks to Covid, stand-ups at this year's slimmed-down festival have been unable to refine their routines. The results are wild.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 10th August 2021Punchline's top Fringe shows 2021
It's that exhilarating time of year again and wow have we got a great line-up of live comedy shows for you!
Punchline UK, 3rd August 2021Nina Gilligan wins Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2021
Nina Gilligan has won the Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2021 stand-up competition.
British Comedy Guide, 6th June 2021Review: The very first comedy gig of 2021
Steve Bennett joins Angel Comedy's cheeky midnight gig as lockdown eases.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th May 2021A look at the first post-lockdown comedy club
Performing live to an audience again was "really quite moving", according to a comedian who put on a show as soon as lockdown rules were eased at midnight.
Ian Youngs, BBC, 17th May 2021Live review: Angel Comedy, The Bill Murray, N1
Despite the fact that they had every reason to be rusty all the acts were on good form, running as much on adrenaline as lager and excitement.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2021Bill Murray club to reopen at 00.01 on Monday
Comedy clubs are wasting no time in reopening once Covid lockdown restrictions relax on Monday. And London's Bill Murray is taking that to extremes, opening bang on midnight for its - and indeed the UK's - first live indoor comedy gig of the year.
Chortle, 11th May 2021Online comedy festival explores mental health
On 23rd March 2021, the anniversary of the first lockdown, Angel Comedy and Objectively Funny will launch The Best Medicine Festival: A week of events exploring comedy and mental health sponsored by UKTV's award-winning entertainment channel Dave. This momentous programme of events, exploring the relationship between comedy and mental health, will include online workshops, panels and performances.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th March 2021Covid: London's comedy clubs on the fight for survival
From filming DIY sitcoms to hosting socially distanced stand-up gigs, we speak to the capital's grassroots comedy clubs about life under lockdown.
Jochan Embley, Evening Standard, 11th February 2021Stand-ups unite for sitcom to save comedy club
When venues were closed by the pandemic, James Acaster, Maria Bamford and other top comics got to work on a web series to rescue The Bill Murray in London.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st January 2021