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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Bricking It: the builder swapping jobs with his standup daughter by Jay Richardson

For a show under construction at Battersea Arts Centre, Joanna Griffin is teaching the art of comedy to her 72-year-old bricklayer father. The first lesson? Stop laughing at your own jokesBu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:58AM
Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Liz Miele: my mentor and friend George Carlin by Jay Richardson

The comic was still a teenager when she wrote to the legendary Saturday Night Live host for advice. He wrote back, and the resulting friendship shaped her workLiz Miele was 14 when she began…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Standups become sleuths in mystery show Criminal hosted by Liam Williams by Jay Richardson

Five comedians improvise a murder investigation in a night that puts a macabre spin on Would I Lie to You? With its sleazy, neon-porn decor, the speakeasy-style back room of the Wenlock &…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:41PM
Saturday, August 9, 2014

Laughing stock: when standups follow in the family funny business by Jay Richardson

What happens when a comic inspires their child to take up the mic? We talk to Edinburgh fringe performers Katie Mulgrew, Milo and Mike McCabe and Camilla Cleese, daughter of John, about what…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:47AM
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Chicago's Second City comedy cult is a way of life by Jay Richardson

John Belushi, Bill Murray, Tina Fey and George Wendt all graduated from the highly influential Chicago standup school. It's about supporting, not competing against, your fellow comicComparin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AM

Chicago's Second City comedy cult is a way of life by Jay Richardson

John Belushi, Bill Murray, Tina Fey and George Wendt all graduated from the highly influential Chicago standup school. It's all about supporting, not competing against, your fellow comicComp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AM
Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Sanderson Jones: standup you try before you buy by Jay Richardson

Sanderson Jones is eschewing the traditional Edinburgh flyers promotion route in favour of the personal touchInstructing the box office not to sell tickets for your show seems like commercia…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:45PM
Thursday, April 21, 2011

Beam me up, Edinburgh festival ... Alec Baldwin takes on virtual Hamlet by Jay Richardson

30 Rock actor will star alongside Star Trek's Kate Mulgrew in multimedia Shakespeare production – but only via 3D cameraAlec Baldwin is to appear alongside Star Trek actress Kate Mulgrew …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:52PM
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