Daniel Picola: Which is another thing…
Hello. Buongiorno. Buenos dias. My name is Daniel Picola. You may call me Dan. Unless you’re either of my parents, in which case Daniel will do just fine. You named me that, it’s too late to change...
View ArticleComedy Blog: Seriously Funny – When Comedy Tackles the Big Issues
It doesn’t take a genius to realise that comedy can do more than make people laugh. In May, raw political wounds are being closely scrutinised by the unkind eye of comedy: The Dictator, Sacha Baron...
View ArticleWhich Is Another Thing… Googling Yourself
Hello again. Like a version of BBC iPlayer, I’m going to operate a catch up service. But unlike BBC iPlayer, I’m not going to take half an hour buffering only to stop halfway through a sen…So to recap:...
View ArticleWhich Is Another Thing… Parents
There’s a saying in Italian that I discovered last week which, when literally translated by a barely fluent undergraduate (me), comes out as something like this: ‘relatives are like high heels, they’re...
View ArticleWhich is Another Thing… Dude Looks Like a Lady
Seriously though, I’d like to steer you away from the whole “I’m a woman” thing. Although nowadays it seems the line is blurring. And yet again, don’t you worry, I’m not going to go on a rant about how...
View ArticleComedy Blog: The First Social Labour of Nathan John-McDougall
The First Social Labour – TWITTERRight! this Blog has been a long time coming, I’ve had the notes sitting on my laptop for weeks, but then this happened:So I’ve been a hermit for the last month or so...
View ArticleComedy Blog: 24 Hours at the Hay Literary Festival
No matter how far you run, you cannot escape the bunting. Hay-on-Wye was celebrating its own jubilee – 25 years of the Hay Literary Festival. Every year, intellectuals, writers and Guardian-readers...
View ArticleComedy Blog: The second social labour of Nathan John-McDougal
“Y’know, I don’t know why you didn’t start the route at the ASS library then make us walk downhill”As we headed towards the start point of the conga line, these were the words that made me realise this...
View ArticleInterview: Elf Lyons is a Pervert
Former Bristol student and comic veteran Elf Lyons is returning to Bristol on Wednesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 29th of May for two exclusive performances of her new show. A seasoned performer at...
View ArticleReview: Elf Lyons is a Pervert
Former Bristol University student Elf Lyons has performed hugely successful and highly acclaimed shows in Bristol, London, and at the Edinburgh Fringe. She founded the Secret Comedians comedy night at...
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