Pete Starr
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Interview: Eric Lampaert
Eric Lampaert (Lamb Pear) is French and quite good at comedy (Latitude New Act Of The Year 2010, T4 Rising Star 2012). He'll be popping up to Yorkshire for Laughter Lines | Leeds Comedy Festival later this week, but before all that he found the time to talk to Pete Starr about writing actual jokes, the best breakfast in Leeds and how his striking looks gained him national fame of one sort or another via FRONT magazine...
Pete Starr, Giggle Beats, 26th April 2012Interview: Craig Campbell
'They call comedy heroin in Canada, because most people just make enough money to get through to the next gig. So the idea that I could be talking to you on a day off, reflecting on my life in anyway rather than scraping more beans out of the ground is a great thing.'
Pete Starr, Giggle Beats, 1st July 2011Interview: Patrick Turpin (Leeds Comedy Festival)
Last week saw the official launch for Laughter Lines Comedy Festival in Leeds, and the full line up has now been announced with comic heavyweights such as Brendon Burns, Paul Foot and Alun Cochrane all performing. The festival is the brainchild of Leeds University student Patrick Turpin, who set up Laughter Lines to try and bring the best of local, national and international talent to a new audience in Leeds at an affordable price. Pete Starr caught up with Turpin to talk about the inception of the festival.
Pete Starr, Giggle Beats, 5th March 2011Interview: Tom Wrigglesworth
Off the back of his successful 2009 show An Open Return Letter to Richard Branson, which won him such accolades as the Chortle 2010 'Best Show' award, Tom Wrigglesworth is back in 2011 with a national tour of Nightmare Dream Wedding. Pete Starr caught up with the affable Yorkshireman to discuss his new show.
Pete Starr, Giggle Beats, 14th February 2011