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Marcelo Dos Santos speaks about his new play Backstairs Billy
Friday 27th October 2023
Marcelo Dos Santos is the creator behind Backstairs Billy, the new play which has just opened in London. Here he tells us more about the production...
First Gig, Worst Gig: Josh Jones
Friday 27th October 2023
He's heading off on a UK tour, but when was Josh Jones upstaged by paramedics?
Random 8: Katie Pritchard
Tuesday 17th October 2023
It's hello Halloween shows as Katie Pritchard talks exhausting blood, undead luvvies and a paucity of pumpkins.
Off Menu Live, Foil Arms & Hog, Slim's Laughter Connoisseurs - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary
Tuesday 17th October 2023
Mark Muldoon witnesses Elis James enter the dream restaurant in a live edition of James Acaster and Ed Gamble's megahit podcast Off Menu, plus he reports back after seeing Irish sketch trio Foil Arms & Hog, and a black comedian showcase courtesy of Live At The Apollo's Slim.
Colin Geddis / Leith Comedy Festival / Joe McTernan - Bobby Carroll's Comedy Diary
Wednesday 11th October 2023
Bobby Carroll checked out some of the shows at Leith Comedy Festival, and checked out Colin Geddis at Monkey Barrel.
Rosie Jones, Laura Ramoso, Paul Foot, Helen Bauer, Ben Target - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary
Monday 9th October 2023
Get the red hot inside track on live comedy offerings from: national treasure-in-waiting Rosie Jones, Liv Ello and Frankie Thompson performing Body Show, TikTok comedian Laura Ramoso's debut, Live At The Apollo star Helen Bauer beginning her new tour, and both Paul Foot and Ben Target making great comedy hay from fairly weighty topics.
Nerine Skinner interview
Monday 9th October 2023
Last year Nerine Skinner went viral with parodies of Liz Truss and started to make a living from it... but after just 49 days her new career was over. Here's an interview with Nerine, as she prepares a work in progress live show about that period of her life.
Kayleigh Jones fed her dad to a pelican
Wednesday 4th October 2023
Kayleigh Jones talks about I Fed My Dad to a Pelican, her debut comedy hour that tells the bizarre true story of how she found out another man was her dad and why, after finding her real dad, she fed him to a pelican.
Random 8: Katy Baker from Flat and the Curves
Tuesday 3rd October 2023
As Manchester's Women in Comedy fest approaches, Katy Baker from Flat and the Curves talks Meryl, Minnelli and living with Mona Lisa.
Fascinating Aïda: The Spinal Tap of the cabaret world
Wednesday 27th September 2023
Musical comedy group Fascinating Aïda are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year. Here's a history of the group's members, written by Dillie Keane.