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Friday, August 17, 2012

Edinburgh festival diary: 'Sorry if I punched someone' by Susan Calman

In my last column I'm rounding up the highlights, lowlights and strangest bits of this year's festival – or those I can recallI saw a comedy critic scuttling along the road like an urban f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AM
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Edinburgh festival diary: 'Hello, I'm Mary and I'm a secretary in your office' by Susan Calman

I use my down-time to join office workers and pretend I work with them. It's great to bond over stationaryLast year, someone said to my wife: "It must be a laugh a minute living with a comed…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30PM
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Edinburgh festival diary: 'God feels threatened by my amazing show' by Susan Calman

When it comes to self-promoting tweets, there's a fine line between wit and desperationWhat's more important at the fringe: being funny or creating a buzz about your show? It's hard to say. …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:31PM
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Edinburgh festival diary: 'Doing standup and kids' TV takes a bit of juggling' by Susan Calman

If you're a kids' TV presenter fans may come up to you at any time – even when you're being a foul-mouthed drunk in a barSo there I was in the bar, having a pint and a cigarette and loudly…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM
Friday, August 10, 2012

Susan Calman's Edinburgh festival diary by Susan Calman

Comedian Susan Calman is delivering daily dispatches about life as a fringe performer. Today, she wonders if working on death row has helped her deal with tough crowdsPeople often say to me:…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:40AM
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Edinburgh festival diary: 'Insomnia can have serious festival side effects' by Susan Calman

Having too much time on your hands could see you – the horror – hanging out with other comediansI can't sleep. Sadly, it's not the result of some Edinburgh-induced madness. It's just my …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30PM
Monday, August 6, 2012

Susan Calman's Edinburgh festival diary by Susan Calman

Comedian Susan Calman will be delivering daily dispatches about life as a performer at the fringe. Today, she says if you think the Olympics is competitive, you should see Edinburgh in Augus…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:22PM
Sunday, August 5, 2012

Susan Calman's Edinburgh festival diary by Susan Calman

Comedian Susan Calman will be delivering daily dispatches about life as a performer at the fringe. Today, she asks how comics should draw attention to their shows. By being nice, perhaps?Is …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30PM
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Comics never die on TV | Susan Calman by Susan Calman

Do you want smooth standup with reliable jokes? Or would you rather watch one person with a microphone try to control a riot?Recently I filmed a television programme. As we were rehearsing t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PM

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