Sikisa
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Review: 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 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 2021Review: Stand Up 4 Women, Phoenix Arts Club
I'm not a comedy critic. I know what makes me laugh, and also that a good laugh is what we all need right now. I disclaim this primarily because Sikisa - host of the fifth annual Stand Up 4 Women comedy gala - has no time for comedy critics: "Just don't!" she breaks off to tell everyone. However, she has nothing to fear because the night, though uneven, gives enough good laughs, and all for a very good cause.
Matt Barton, A Younger Theatre, 8th March 2021Review: Stand Up 4 Women
Hosted by Sikisa live from a podium at the Phoenix Arts Club, the six performers appear via Zoom from their own homes enhanced by an invisible 'front row' with an invited Zoom audience of comedians (visible only to each other) providing a focus for the performer and adding a real-time laughter track that creates a bit of extra atmosphere.
Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub, 7th March 2021Leicester Comedy Festival 2021 Awards nominees
The nominees have been announced for the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2021. Nominees include Tim Key, Esther Manito, Stuart Laws and Fin Taylor.
British Comedy Guide, 26th February 2021First Night Funnies, Leicester Comedy Festival review
Uneven start to 2021's online gathering.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 8th February 2021Leicester Comedy festival review
Felicity Ward and Tony Law star in the event's opening cabaret, First Night Funnies, with false starts and flat-out laughs.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 4th February 2021Comedians outdoors getting COVID-compliant
Slowly, slowly, comedians have been emerging from behind their complicated phone camera set-ups, green screens and podcast mics to perform live comedy. We don't know how long this will last with the ever-changing Government guidelines that tell us to go out, but not out out, to not go to the office, but not not go to the office and to be in bed by 10pm. But, in the meantime, we have updated our series Comedians Indoors Getting Creative to reflect to current situation.
Funny Women, 25th September 2020Video - lockdown laughs: will comedy survive?
With many live entertainment venues still closed in the UK, comedians open up about performing online.
BBC, 8th July 2020