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Three to see on 27 Aug

Three to see at the Edinburgh Festival tomorrow...

ThreeWeeks, 26th August 2016

Interview: Doug Segal - I Can Make You Feel Good

Doug Segal interview.

Rosie Gillott, Fresh Air, 19th August 2016

Fringe Q&As: Doug Segal

Doug Segal talks about his new show I Can Make You Feel Good.

The Herald, 19th August 2016

Rarely asked questions - Doug Segal

Doug Segal is a comedy mind reader and his latest show is designed to make you feel good with a mix of tricks that will make your brain boggle and jokes that will tickle your funny bone. Apparently the Evening Standard said of him: "Imagine if Derren Brown was funny'". I don't think it was me that said it, but maybe Segal got me to say it after casting a spell on me.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd August 2016

The venue that doesn't know where its own entrance is

Yesterday, still zonked from my trip up to Edinburgh and not enlivened by six Red Bull drinks, I met Julie-Ann Laidlaw of Blond Ambition, who wanted me to plug her Vive La Variété show for the Cabaret vs Cancer charity this coming Sunday.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 3rd August 2016

What's it like to have mental health issues on circuit?

"It's a double edged sword in that in one regard comedy is incredibly accepting," comedian Felicity Ward tells us.

Ryan Barrell, The Huffington Post, 30th June 2016

BWW Q&A - Doug Segal

BWW speaks to Doug Segal ahead of his Edinburgh Fringe 2016 show I Can Make You Feel Good.

Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 29th June 2016

Is it ever acceptable to laugh about mental illness?

Can a joke about mental health ever be positive?

Ryan Barrell, The Huffington Post, 28th June 2016

Doug Segal: 'I'm a comedy mind wizard'

Comedy mind wizard, Doug Segal, spends 15 minutes with Martin Walker chatting about his life in organised laughter and deception.

Maritn Walker, Broadway Baby, 8th June 2016

Is depression 'endemic' among stand-up comedians?

Did you hear the one about the suicidal stand-up at the Glasgow Comedy Festival? It's no laughing matter.

Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 7th March 2016

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