Press clippings Page 9
5 unmissable comedians to catch at this year's Fringe
If you've never been to the Edinburgh Festival, then now's the year to get going and head across the border - especially if you love comedy.
James Gill, Stylist, 3rd August 2016Comedians recall their first gigs
Shappi Khorsandi felt as if she'd walked on the moon. Isy Suttie watched a man change a dressing on a wound as she spoke. Omid Djalili fell off the stage. So how did the first gigs of Paul Merton, Susan Calman and other top comics go?
Chris Wiegand and Anna Menin, The Guardian, 1st August 2016Andy Murray wins another trophy - this one from MTW
The Wimbledon champion took home the Mock the Week trophy after appearing in the audience watching the show.
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 13th July 2016Comedy In The Dark - Republic Brighton review
Comedy in the Dark is a showcase of four comedians each with a twenty-minute slot, well programmed to tickle a variety of funny bones. Seeing it in the dark is a novelty that doesn't really add anything to the overall enjoyment of the evening, but is a fun gimmick.
Ruby Isla Cera Marle, The Reviews Hub, 18th May 2016Bramall Hall 2016 review
Review of Daliso Chaponda, John Robertson and Ellie Taylor.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 20th January 2016June: comedian of the month - Ellie Taylor
The latest person I have chosen as my Comedian of the Month is the multi-talented Ellie Taylor, who recently performed stand up on The John Bishop Show as well as hosting two series of BBC Three's Snog Marry Avoid in the past.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 3rd July 2015Ellie Taylor interview
While in the middle of her first nationwide stand-up tour, Digital Spy pinned down Ellie Taylor to talk about Brotherhood.
Frances Taylor, Digital Spy, 2nd June 2015Review: Ellie Taylor, Soho Theatre
It is easy to see why this show did not trouble Edinburgh Comedy Award judges last summer. I suspect that they thought it was pretty lightweight. After all, all it does is make the audience laugh for an hour. That is just snobbery though. Entertaining strangers is not something to be knocked. Jake may have been the works outing boss, but Taylor was clearly the undisputed boss of this show.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd May 2015Review: Ellie Taylor: Elliementary, Soho Theatre
It may not be groundbreaking, but it is refreshing.
Rachael Smith, A Younger Theatre, 20th May 2015An encounter with Victoria Wood
Standup Ellie Taylor applauds the exquisite and joyful use of language that helps Wood land her comedy punches.
Ellie Taylor, The Guardian, 29th April 2015