Is this the first year they've charged? I was meaing to look into it, but haven't got round to it yet...
£15 for Funny Women Page 2
Guess I'll be looking into it myself then, and talking to myself, what fun.
Quote: AngieBaby @ April 20 2011, 7:21 PM BSTTBH that poster is a bit lame, I think it would be better if you used real tits. I'm sure Tim will pose for you.
Whooo... you tell 'em, girlfriend!
Surely in this day and age it's a little bit sexist to have a stand-up competition which only women can enter (see Wheels, Sheilas')? Especially as female comedians (Sarah Millican being a prime example) show that they don't need special awards and can quite easily compete in the most prominent unisex comedy competitions?
Sarah millican came second in 2005.
By definition Tim, yes it is sexist. But as you know there are plenty of men (and women) out there who will NEVER laugh at a woman doing stand-up, so I think it's good to have events where women can play to a crowd who want them to be funny because they want to show the world that we can be.
Quote: Vader @ April 20 2011, 8:36 PM BSTIs this the first year they've charged? I was meaing to look into it, but haven't got round to it yet...
Yeah, they haven't got sponsorship.
Wait until funny females is launched. It's going to be a free rival, running around the same time.
Quote: Nat Wicks @ April 20 2011, 9:51 PM BSTSarah millican came second in 2005.
And she won the Edinburgh if.comedy award for Best Newcomer in 2008 and was nominated for the main award in 2010. So your point is...? 
Quote: Nat Wicks @ April 20 2011, 9:53 PM BSTWait until funny females is launched.
They went on a long mental journey to come up with that name, didn't they?
Quote: AngieBaby @ April 20 2011, 9:52 PM BSTBut as you know there are plenty of men (and women) out there who will NEVER laugh at a woman doing stand-up
I doubt that people with those views make up represent a significant percentage of the audience in your average, modern-day comedy club. Audiences tend to laugh when the comedian says something they find amusing, be that comedian male or female. Conversely, when an act doesn't have funny material coupled with a winning persona and an assured delivery, audiences tend not to laugh. There are loads of funny female comedians working unisex audiences in the UK. Rather than bow to segregation due to a perceived misogynism, it would be far more pro-active for women to become more greatly involved in the business of running comedy clubs and compering comedy nights. This would help level the playing field. Women-only comedy competitions seem merely token, superficial gestures, which don't change the stand-up status quo.
Quote: Tim Walker @ April 20 2011, 10:08 PM BSTI doubt that people with those views make up represent a significant percentage of the audience in your average, modern-day comedy club.
My bad.
I keep forgetting that the BCG is not the real world.
Quote: Tim Walker @ April 20 2011, 10:08 PM BSTI doubt that people with those views make up represent a significant percentage of the audience in your average, modern-day comedy club. Audiences tend to laugh when the comedian says something they find amusing, be that comedian male or female. Conversely, when an act doesn't have funny material coupled with a winning persona and an assured delivery, audiences tend not to laugh. There are loads of funny female comedians working unisex audiences in the UK. Rather than bow to segregation due to a perceived misogynism, it would be far more pro-active for women to become more greatly involved in the business of running comedy clubs and compering comedy nights. This would help level the playing field. Women-only comedy competitions seem merely token, superficial gestures, which don't change the stand-up status quo.
You are of course right. In reality there's no real difference between male and female comics, and it's a little strange to impart a segregation when trying to encourage equality. Incidentally, FW have one of their heats dedicated to pan-Asian female comics, so there is both gender and racial segregation. They're digging themselves even deeper, really.
Incidentally, I have been offered an alternating resident compering gig just tonigh. Boom!
Quote: Nat Wicks @ April 20 2011, 10:27 PM BSTIncidentally, I have been offered an alternating resident compering gig just tonigh. Boom!
Nice one Nat!
Woo!
Is that the person who comes on between each act?
Quote: AngieBaby @ April 20 2011, 10:12 PM BSTI keep forgetting that the BCG is not the real world.
It is for some of us. 
Quote: Nat Wicks @ April 20 2011, 10:27 PM BSTIncidentally, I have been offered an alternating resident compering gig just tonight. Boom!
Good luck with that, Nat. Compering is actually the most difficult and important part of any comedy show.
At least, that's what comperes have always told me.
I always thought your talent was beyond comperes
That's why I stopped wearing the Liberace Wigs
My talent is beyond camp hair
IThangyow!