Stand-Up and Coming

Stand up on the BBC

The Beeb has always been a major backer of comedy talent in the UK; from stand-ups to genre-defining sitcoms and everything in between the BBC has done more than its fair share to promote new comedians and try and give them their big break. Since BBC3 launched when digital TV came on the seen, the Freeview channel seems to have embraced their role as the place for new comedy shows – even if some of them haven’t always quite hit the mark!

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Seasons of Comedic Fruitfulness

Like Christmas, Halloween is an excellent reason to have a night out at a comedy club. Obviously, pretty much every other day of the year is also an excellent reason to have a rib-cracking night out watching a comedian. But Halloween and Christmas seem to really inspire the comedy promoters to put on extra themed nights so you’ve no excuse not to go out and get your chuckle on. And your fancy dress on, if you so choose.

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Nattily dressed comedians

When it comes to comedy, the best kind of stuff should be side-splitting. The kind of stuff that should have you laughing so hard that you’ll put a tear in the very best of your three piece suits. After all, everyone has a better laugh when they’re all dressed up and looking plenty dapper.
What is it about funnymen in dressy outfits? There’s something about a fancy suit or spiffy set of shoes or a bright tie that draws More

Fringe Fun

August is nearly upon us, and that means only one thing to fans of comedy; the Edinburgh Fringe. A veritable smorgasbord of comedy talent, ranging from the usual sketch shows, stand-ups and plays to some of the more surreal efforts that make it into the program every year. My friend has already tipped a pair of comedy ballerinas to be one of the big Fringe hits of 2011…

There are so many shows on at Edinburgh that finding a true More

Comedy Gigs In UK

Had a bad day at work? Got dumped by your girlfriend? Your best friend chose his girl over you? You have had enough of rising diesel Wales prices? If the answer to one or all of these questions is a YES then you definitely should attend these comedy gigs being held somewhere near you in July. And if your answer is a NO, good for you! But then again, who needs a reason to laugh. Go ahead and have some More

Bo Burnham

A 20 year old stand up comedian with a bright future ahead of him, Bo Burnham will be performing a comedy gig in London on 18 June 2011. The gig is taking place at Shepherd’s Bush Empire at 7 pm.

This American youngster became famous when his comedy videos on the YouTube website registered millions of hits. Since then his satirical and comedic music, along with his stand up comedy has seen him do many live stand-up comedy shows. He More

Laugh – or he’ll turn you into a frog

It turns out everyone’s favorite wizard, Harry Potter (better known as the actor Daniel Radcliffe) has always harbored a secret desire to be a stand-up comedian, but says he would be too scared to do it. Scared? The guy who defeated the evil Lord Voldemort scared of a few hecklers? More

Lead Balloon A Hidden Gem

I currently don’t own a television, which is mainly down to the fact that my live in landlord refuses to have one in the house but also due to the fact that I never really watch a huge amount of television. If there is a program I think I might enjoy I’ll buy the DVD boxset and watch it in my own time and not the time a television programmer has decided I should religiously set my schedule to enable More

Making a scene

Knowing funny jokes isn’t just going to help comedians become stand up comedians. They need control of the stage. Moving around, using their hands to communicate looking at the audience straight in the eye and talking to them like your having a good time just like would with your friends. It is important to keep the audience alive.
Many have troubles starting off, but thats okay, we all need to learn have to battle the stage. It could at any More

Jessica Fostekew Luxury Tramp

Jessica Fostekew has been performing improvised comedy since 2005, but in 2008 she made the leap to stand up and after success in numerous comedy competitions (she was the Comedy Cafe New Act Winner 2009 and was a Leicester Square Theatre Competition 2009 Finalist) she hasn’t looked back. Her experience as an improviser and also as an actress is obviously a help on stage as she has a very confident presence, but unlike some actor turned comedians Jessica is totally More