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  • 4 days ago | comedy.co.uk | Si Hawkins

    One random comedian, eight random questions; it's the ultimate test of funny person and fate. This week that person is Christopher Beanland, a busy travel writer and author who decided to swap sitting at laptops for doing stand-up and exploring leafy urban spaces. The latter became the podcast Park Date, which recently celebrated 50 episodes of Chris strolling al fresco with comedy people. What are his favourite park/person moments, so far?

  • 1 week ago | comedy.co.uk | Si Hawkins

    It's a very sensible place for a fringe festival, the seaside. Say you do a work-in-progress that goes weirdly; just walk down to the beach, take a good long look at the view and, hey presto, instant perspective. And things definitely do go weirdly during our few days of show-going. In a good way, mostly. To begin, though, a fine example of successful showmaking, with The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show.

  • 1 week ago | comedy.co.uk | Si Hawkins

    Support British comedy by donating today. Find out more One random comedian, eight random questions; it's the ultimate test of funny person and fate. This week that person is Carl Carzana, founder of an award-winning format, usually occurring in Brighton, that turns a stand-up staple on its head. "Boast in Show is a comedy boast battle where comics tell jokes about one another that are nice," Carzana explains.

  • 2 weeks ago | comedy.co.uk | Si Hawkins

    It was the first of times, it was the worst of times. This time we welcome an international treasure, star of two of the finest sitcoms ever, a few decades apart - Flight Of The Conchords and Our Flag Means Death - plus the movies Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Jumanji, What We Do In The Shadows, Jumanji: The Next Level, The Boat That Rocked, Last Tango In Jumanji (one of these may be made up), not to mention a host of highly-praised stand-up shows, and subsequent specials.

  • 3 weeks ago | comedy.co.uk | Si Hawkins

    It was the first of times, it was the worst of times. This time we're meeting Grubby Little Mitts - Rosie Nicholls and Sullivan Beau Brown - who are taking their latest show to London's Soho Theatre next week (the original theatre, not the new 1000-seater - although they've made a mess in big rooms before). The title? Eyes Closed, Mouths Open. Is there anything particularly grubby that this nice arts theatre should be worried about?

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Si Hawkins
Si Hawkins @SiHawkins
10 Mar 25

Can we start a campaign to Release the Acaster Cut?

British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide @BritishComedy

[Recap:] "Everything went wrong that could have gone wrong". James Acaster has talked about how his non-broadcast Channel 4 pilot People Person was a disaster. https://t.co/sd4t0E0K2f

Si Hawkins
Si Hawkins @SiHawkins
2 Mar 25

RT @liamdaish: Tragic R.I.P

Si Hawkins
Si Hawkins @SiHawkins
5 Feb 25

RT @JJHTweets: Brexit. In three headlines. https://t.co/eJRse3uoCU