Peter Grahame
- Venue manager and promoter
Press clippings
The Oldest Comedy Club In Britain review
This film starts off as a tribute to the club, but ends as a very fitting tribute to Peter Grahame.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th April 2023The Oldest Comedy Club In Britain review
Eighty-five minutes is probably too long for the film, with repetition that an hour-long version would exorcise. But the film serves as a tender portrait of idiosyncratic labours of love that built Britain's vibrant comedy scene, so perfectly personified by Peter Grahame.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th April 2023The oldest comedy club in Britain: Downstairs at The King's Head
Peter Grahame, the man behind the club, talks about how he got started in comedy, his thoughts on the the state of comedy industry and much more besides...
We Got Tickets, 13th April 2023Chortle Awards 2023 results
Jazz Emu won in two categories at the Chortle Awards 2023. Other winners included Dara O Briain, Seann Walsh, Bob Mortimer, Joe Lycett and Zoe Lyons.
British Comedy Guide, 6th February 2023Mark Simmons named Comics' Comic 2022
One-liner stand-up Mark Simmons has been awarded the Best Comic title in the Comics' Comic awards. Cerys Nelmes was named Best MC, Stephen Grant took the Best Independent Promoter title, and the Outstanding Achievement to UK Comedy prize was given to Downstairs at the King's Head promoter Peter Grahame.
British Comedy Guide, 1st January 2023Film to chart the history of Britain's oldest comedy club
Seann Walsh, Stewart Lee and others to hail Downstairs at the King's Head.
Chortle, 6th October 2022