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Has lockdown changed comedy for ever?
The popularity of internet comics has ballooned in the past year, and talent agents are taking notice. But will viral lols translate to a long-term career?
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 16th March 2021
Adam Bloom: Americans love winners, Brits love losers
A few years ago I was backstage at the Comedy Store in London. A visiting full-time American comedian was doing a guest spot. He handed a small piece of card to the MC with some writing on it and said 'Do you get any of these shows over here?' He was basically asking her to big him up in his intro. She shook her head and said 'We don't do that over here'. What the visiting comedian didn't realise was that she was doing him a favour. British comedians don't ask MCs to list all their TV credits before bringing them to the stage because it actually works against them.
Adam Bloom, Chortle, 16th March 2021
BBC flooded with complaints after axing The Mash Report
Fans have also launched a Change.org campaign calling for the BBC to save The Mash Report and over 10,000 people have signed it so far.
Cydney Yeates, Metro, 16th March 2021
No date for return of live entertainment in Scotland
First minister Nicola Sturgeon says she is "optimistic" about summer 2021, despite not setting a date for the return of non-capacity-limited events.
IQ, 16th March 2021
Interview: Rarely Asked Questions - Sophie Duker
Sophie Duker's career got a kick start in the summer of 2019 when she was nominated for the Dave Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer prize for her sharp, funny show Venus. Duker is witty, clever and not afraid to express her opinions on all sorts of hot potato issues. Just before the pandemic caused comedy clubs to shut down exactly a year ago, she was running and compering her successful Wacky Racists night.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th March 2021Videos
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Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
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Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
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Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
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