Press clippings Page 4
Preview - QI: Omnishambles
There's no reference to The Thick of It in tonight's show sadly, but there is still plenty of interesting info.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 26th January 2018Cally Beaton interview
Viacom - including Comedy Central - bigwig and new stand-up Cally Beaton tells us all about her fascinating career.
Si Hawkins, British Comedy Guide, 17th August 2017Comedians' weirdest gigs
Lucy Porter caused a breakup. Romesh Ranganathan did a diabetes panel show. And Alexei Sayle survived a skinhead invasion. Comics relive their worst moments on stage.
The Guardian, 16th August 2017Edinburgh Fringe day 10
Why I don't like character comedy + Donald Trump.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 11th August 2017Cally Beaton: How to recover an award nomination
A couple of days ago, I wrote the second of two blogs about Cally Beaton and others claiming to have won an increasingly prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 28th July 2017How publicists can lose you an Fringe award nomination
The story was picked-up yesterday by comedy industry website Chortle - as part of a list of false publicity claims by various performers - which reported re Cally Beaton that: "The press release for her delightfully named show Super Cally Fragile Lipstick boasts that she won the 'Malcolm Hardee First Minute Award', last year. Today, Chortle has a piece which includes the suicidal lines: "Comedian Cally Beaton also felt that she had ended up on the list through no fault of her own... Her publicist said they were told Beaton had won a 'First Minute Award at the Malcolm Hardee Awards."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 26th July 2017#EdFringe17: Super Cally Fragile Lipstick
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Cally Beaton. Accomplished and insecure; perky yet prone to crying; open and yet guarded; sophisticated and so not. Cally explains how being Super and Fragile can be OK.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2017Edinburgh 10x10: 6. Pants on fire!
10 comedians who have been economical with the truth.
Chortle, 24th July 2017Don't give up the day job
Doctor by day, standup by night? A funny media exec? A Late Night Gimp Fighter-cum-barrister? The world of comedy is moonlighting central, as Si Hawkins finds out.
Si Hawkins, Fest Mag, 22nd July 2017BWW Q&A- Cally Beaton
Cally Beaton interview.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 13th July 2017