Lulu Popplewell
- Actor and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
NextUp publishes 7 new stand-up specials
Specials from Alistair Barrie, Jo Griffin, Ollie Horn, Charlie Baker, Amy Matthews, Jason Byrne and Lulu Popplewell are now available on streaming platform NextUp.
British Comedy Guide, 8th May 2024The 30 funniest jokes at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe
Brace to giggle... or groan - comedians headed to the Fringe give us their best gags.
The Telegraph, 2nd August 2023Pleasance puts lots more Edinburgh shows on sale
The second Edinburgh Fringe announcement for the Pleasance Theatre Trust is a whopper with returning award-winning acts, amazing newcomers, European sensations, shows with fun for all the family and political chatterings.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th March 2023'Addiction can be funny': the stand-ups tackling drugs, booze, psychosis and self-harm on stage
Rich Hardisty cut himself, Harriet Dyer numbed her pain with drugs. A new wave of comics are working out their issues in their acts. But is it really helping them? And should we be laughing?
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 6th March 2023What happened to Love Actually cast?
With a love triangle, an affair and doomed romances - who could have predicted Love Actually would become such an iconic Christmas film? Here, we look at the fates of those behind one of Britain's all-time favourite Christmas flicks.
Josh Saunders & Oscar Butler, The Sun, 26th November 2021Gilded Balloon takes stand against toxic culture
In recent weeks, the Gilded Balloon, one of our oldest Scottish comedy production companies, has taken the highly unusual step to publicly announce a life ban for the comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli after comedian Lulu Popplewell complained he tried to use his status to proposition her with sex at the Edinburgh Fringe last year.
Tom Wood, The Scotsman, 21st July 2020Why female comedians have been speaking out
While the live comedy circuit has been non-existent during lockdown, another, darker side of comedy has reared its head. And this one is no laughing matter. In recent weeks we have seen its ugly side emerge into the light as a grassroots #MeToo movement has sprung up, with allegations of sexual misconduct dominating social media feeds and making headlines.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 6th July 2020Comedy has its MeToo moment
The British comedy scene is facing a MeToo scandal with performers accused of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour.
An industry organisation said that abusive male comics must be held accountable after dozens of women recounted experiences of degrading treatment.
Some have described being molested before shows and mocked with rape jokes, alleging that misconduct by some prominent acts had been covered up by the comedy establishment.
Matthew Moore, Marc Horne & Kaya Burgess, The Times, 3rd July 2020Comedy club set up for comics with dogs
A new comedy club is being set up specifically for stand-up fans who want to bring their dogs. Organiser and compere Simon Caine, who will bring his pet Poppy, said he got the idea from performing comedy in outdoor festivals.
Chortle, 30th September 2019Our picks for Leicester Comedy Festival
Just as we did for VAULT festival, we've whittled down some of our top picks for the Leicester Comedy Festival...
Funny Women, 1st February 2019