Steve Drayton
- Actor and producer
Press clippings
Transmission dates for Jesting About 3
Last November I was summoned and grilled as to whether there was enough North East talent around about to support a six part series. There was. There is. So I made it.
Steve Drayton, Giggle Beats, 27th May 2015In cyberspace everyone can hear you whinge
Jesting About is supporting comedy voices in the North East, not taking advantage of them.
Steve Drayton, Giggle Beats, 28th January 2015Why are comedy press shots always so dull?
Great comedy dazzles. It up-ends expectations. It twists and turns, leaves us breathless. Huge leaps of imagination make rooms erupt with laughter, sides split, bellies laugh and guffs-haw. So, with all this creativity and genius abounding - why can any of that not translate into the comedians shop window - the publicity photo?
Steve Drayton, Giggle Beats, 16th January 2015Jesterval 2014: 5 must-see free shows
Previews of Andy Fury, Funny Team, Gareth Berliner and Kiruna Stamell, Skily and more.
Steve Drayton, Giggle Beats, 6th June 2014Jesterval 2014: 5 paid shows you really ought to see
Previews of Gavin Webster, Lee Kyle, Jason Cook, Dave Johns and Tony Law.
Steve Drayton, Giggle Beats, 6th June 2014Opinion: How not to run a benefit gig
The Station in Killingworth was rammed and noisy as I attempted to find the door for the function room where the gig was to held. Only it wasn't. It was to be in the pub. In the pub, full of people, with telly's on and everything. With the jukebox on. And the PA was broken. And the people, enjoying their Saturday night out, drinking away Newcastle's three - nil defeat to Sunderland.
Steve Drayton, Giggle Beats, 3rd February 2014Jesting About: Search on for new comedy talent
A diverse bunch - from comedians Gavin Webster and John Scott to newcomers like Nitin Kundra and Will and Owen Cooper - were all supported. The resultant scripts were recorded in front of a live studio audience and hard-boiled down into a half hour of radio magic.
BBC, 17th November 2011Opinion: A Tale Of Two C***s
Steve Drayton looks at Josh Howie and Gavin Webster's new shows.
Steve Drayton, Giggle Beats, 3rd August 2011