Gavin Webster
- 55 years old
- English
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Super Seven: Gavin Webster
As the North East comedian embarks on a lengthy UK tour this month, we attempt to get under his skin with some randomly selected questions...
Narc Magazine, 18th September 2024Gavin Webster pays tribute to double act partner Eric Scarboro
"It's still feels very surreal I was only talking to him two weeks ago, he had rang me about a book he'd written."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th June 2024The Stand announces first Edinburgh Fringe Shows
The Stand has announced its first Edinburgh Fringe 2024 shows.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd February 2024Interview: Gavin Webster
We catch up with the Tyneside comedian ahead of his For One Night Only show at Tyne Theatre & Opera House on Friday 26th January.
Narc Magazine, 22nd January 2024Fringe acts to perform on rail service
Comic Gavin Webster will be performing on a Newcastle to Edinburgh train next week, as part of a tie-up between rail operator Lumo and the Fringe. The Culture Train Live show will be hosted by Newcastle drag queen Mutha Tucka and also feature musician Joe Edwards and comedian Robert Reed.
Chortle, 1st June 2023Lee Kyle will carry on camping to cut Edinburgh Festival costs
Accommodation shortages in Edinburgh push festival performers further out of the city, a comedian who has booked almost a month on a campsite has said.
Rachel Grant, BBC, 18th May 2023The Stand announces Edinburgh shows and new deal for artists
With growing noise about the extortionate costs of the Edinburgh Fringe for artists, The Stand - Edinburgh's best full-time, year-round comedy club - is listening. Founded on the basis of a fair deal for artists and committed to that promise ever since, The Stand's first announcement of Edinburgh Fringe shows in 2023 comes with the news that their deal has been revised to drop venue hire costs and not increase ticket prices.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th February 2023Interview: Gavin Webster
Cameron Wright talks to the erudite comic about the joy of wordplay, punk influences and his passion for the north-east.
Cameron Wrigh, Narc Magazine, 8th November 2022Edinburgh Fringe 2022: What's on at The Stand?
In the space of two hours, we saw a wide range of acts, each given a whirlwind three minutes to essentially pitch themselves to a room full of eagle-eyed professional journalists. So, who are our Stand-out acts of the night?
Lucy Jackson, The Student Newspaper, 6th August 2022Three sporty stories
Three sporty stories at Edinburgh Festival 2022...
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 3rd August 2022