Edy Hurst
- Writer, director, stand-up comedian and actor
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On stranger tides: the diversification of comedy
One quarter of sketch/variety/fight club night Quippodrome, Edy Hurst sets sail to explore a sea change in comedy nights around the Northwest to see whether things might be getting a lot weirder.
Edy Hurst, The Skinny, 10th June 2015Review: Quippodrome, Mono, Manchester
MC Jack Evans and Quippopotamus cohorts Jayne Edwards, Jon Whiteley and Edy Hurst laid down a fabulous belated Christmas show at Chorlton's Mono on Thursday, complete with posh Christmas biscuits, haphazard tinsel and an unwieldy drunk (who left during the break, happily).
Molly Stewart, Giggle Beats, 10th January 2015Grin Up North: Leeds comedy scene
In the first in an occasional series, Giggle Beats take a look at the burgeoning, albeit unconventional, comedy scene in Leeds. "It's a hotbed of experimentation and new acts", writes Edy Hurst. "It's certainly not possible to gig every night, but the gigs are run by people who care for people who want to watch real live comedy."
Edy Hurst, Giggle Beats, 5th June 2013Interview: Simon Munnery
Here, Munnery talks candidly to Edy Hurst about his career - from the early days in the Footlights to TV comedy, the 'new' alternative scene, the Edinburgh Fringe, stealing Daniel Kitson's hat, his role on The Alternative Comedy Experience, his dislike of comedy clubs and more...
Edy Hurst, Giggle Beats, 10th May 2013