Brian Ferguson
- Scottish
- Actor
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Frankie Boyle: Scottish government will abandon clubs
Stand-up favourite Frankie Boyle has predicted that the comedy industry will be left to "go to the wall" in Scotland - because it represents the voices of working class people. The Glasgow-born comic has predicted that the Scottish Government and Creative Scotland will abandon clubs and performers because "the Scottish establishment is incredibly paternalistic."
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 26th August 2020Stand Comedy Club starts redundancy process
Frankie Boyle, Kevin Bridges, Limmy and Fern Brady are among the comics leading calls for a Scottish Government bail-out of The Stand Comedy Club - as it emerged that the "vast majority" of staff are to be made redundant unless it is thrown a lifeline.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 23rd August 2020Scottish comedy's plight is no laughing matter
Amid the coronavirus crisis, grassroots comedy in Scotland faces potential 'extinction' without a lifeline from the government.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 19th August 2020Line-up for 1st virtual Fringe show revealed
Scottish comedy stars Daniel Sloss, Fern Brady and Craig Hill are to appear in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's first virtual variety show.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 29th July 2020Campaign warns Scottish comedy scene facing extinction
Scotland's comedy industry is at risk of being completely wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new campaign aimed at ensuring performers, clubs and events are not "forgotten" when rescue packages for the arts are decided on.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 8th July 2020Billy Connolly on supporting Scottish independence
Sir Billy Connolly has thrown his weight behind the cause of Scottish independence - insisting the prospect of the country becoming a republic is "as good an idea as any I've ever heard."
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 11th June 2020Billy Connolly reveals his deep embarrassment about sex
Sir Billy Connolly has opened up on how his taboo-busting routines about sex were inspired by his own "deep embarrassment" about his lack of knowledge as a teenager and his failure to get women to take him seriously.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 28th May 2020Fringe companies plead for public funding bail-out
Assembly, Underbelly, Gilded Balloon, Summerhall and Pleasance are among the signatories to a letter to a Holyrood inquiry into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which warns that long-running Fringe companies face "considerable costs to survive" with no income and little or no financial reserves.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 27th May 2020Billy Connolly: how classroom beatings inspired comedy
Sir Billy Connolly has revealed how being brutally beaten at school by his teachers set him on the way to become an entertainer for the rest of his life.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 10th May 2020Group: Addict comedy to be Scotland's Friends?
It is the new Scottish comedy billed as Scotland's answer to Friends, but with one significant difference - all the characters are addicts of some kind. New York-born writer and director Annie Griffin, creator of the hit Channel 4 series The Book Group, has joined forces with Scottish crime writer Denise Mina to create a show set at a weekly therapy session.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 11th January 2020