Tag: Comedy

Jonny & The Baptists

I caught Jonny & The Baptists’ show last year at the Edinburgh Fringe when I was on the panel of the Amused Moose Comedy Awards. It was, deservedly, on the short-list. Back then you could see the potential for some of...

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Laughing Cows

Once upon a time comedy promoters had the odd idea that female comics were box office poison – so Laughing Cows was born. Comedy fan Hazel O’Keefe thought the idea that women couldn’t put bums on seats was nonsense so, 15...

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Bo Burnham Comes of Age

Back in 2010 the nearly 20-year-old Bo Burnham performed a brief teaser set during the Pleasance press showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe. Seasoned critics in the audience – myself included – had already heard great...

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Much A-Stew About Nothing

If 2011’s Carpet Remnant World was Stewart Lee’s ground-breaking psychedelic album, then Much a-Stew About Nothing could – as its title suggests – be his next batch of unfinished demos. And on first...

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