Gareth Morinan
- Stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings Page 2
Gareth Morinan's listings ruse
This year, I listed my show 11 times in the Fringe Programme (see p88-90), and explicitly state how what I did was a more cost-effective way of advertising in the programme than buying advertising space.
John Fleming's Blog, 4th July 2013Opinion: The new New Act Award awards
Is it time to call time on new act competitions? The answer is... probably not, so long as everyone is aware of what they actually mean.
Gareth Morinan, Chortle, 14th June 2013Is breaking into the industry really based on talent?
These days it seems everyone and their dog wants to try their hand at stand-up. There are more courses than ever offering to teach you comedy, meaning the unpaid open mic gigs at the bottom of the ladder are all full of comedians with very little audience willing to watch them.
Gareth Morinan, The Independent, 13th August 2012Gareth Morinan's Fringe zodiac
Comedian and artist Gareth Morinan has drawn us some classic Fringe visitor stereotypes. Take a look and see if they remind you of anyone you know...
Gareth Morinan, Spoonfed, 10th August 2012Comedy advice to Fringe newbies
Richard Herring, Paul F. Taylor, Gareth Morinan, Erich McElroy, Andrew Ryan and more receive some sage comedy wisdom.
The List, 29th July 2012Review Data: The quantification of controversy
Are women funnier than men? Are more established comedy acts less controversial? The only comedian/artist/data-analyst in the world (probably) Gareth Morinan sets out to answer these age old questions.
Gareth Morinan, The Guardian, 19th June 2012Why don't we take heightism seriously?
I was annoyed while watching Derek. Ricky Gervais is playing a character that is clearly mentally handicapped, but I have no problem with that because it was dealt with in an honest and touching way. So why was I annoyed? Well because while watching it all I could think was "why wasn't the issue of height given this treatment in Life's Too Short?"
Gareth Morinan, The Independent, 18th April 2012Gareth Morinan's Edinburgh blog/glog #2 - Adam Larter
In the second of his EiF animated/video blogs, Gareth Morinan sits down on a sofa and has a competition - sorry, a chat - with fellow comic Adam Larter. You'll have to listen carefully but it's fun ...
Adam Larter, London Is Funny, 16th August 2011