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Si Hawkins
Si Hawkins

Si Hawkins

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  • Writer, editor, journalist, photographer and reviewer

Si Hawkins features - page 22

Kiri Pritchard-McLean Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Friday 26th June 2020

From Stokes to The Strokes, Kiri Pritchard-McLean talks us through her journey from nervy early gigs to a new slot at BBC Radio Wales.

Olga Koch Live

The Isolation Conversations - Olga Koch

Wednesday 24th June 2020

Olga Koch should now be travelling, after giving up her tech job for grad school. Still, there is a cool stand-up event on the horizon: her last show If/Then is going vinyl. We talk sinister tech, right-wing swings, Soviet equality, immigration, Tarkovsky vs Chernobyl, and live comedy vs first dates.

Aniruddh Ojha Live

Random 8: Aniruddh Ojha

Tuesday 23rd June 2020

As he preps for Weirdos' Celebrity Twitchathon, Aniruddh Ojha takes a deep-dive into crab ovaries and a tragic dolphin.

Anthony Jeannot Online

Stand-up specials released during lockdown

Friday 19th June 2020

A surge of new live albums and specials are helping to maintain lockdown morale.

Sooz Kempner Pro

How to Home-Stream: Part Two

Friday 19th June 2020

Creating a good online show can be surprisingly tricky, so we've asked comedy's new home-streaming community for their at-the-coalface advice. This week, a music and comedy special with Sooz Kempner and Katie Pritchard.

Joe Bor Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Joe Bor

Friday 19th June 2020

He hit the depths pre-Daley and new heights before Norton: Joe Bor gets us all warmed up.

Alexander Bennett Live

Random 8: Alexander Bennett

Tuesday 16th June 2020

Aardman admiration, Sheen envy and robot disappointment: Alexander Bennett takes the big eight.

Emma Sidi Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Emma Sidi

Friday 12th June 2020

She's enlivened lockdown with La Princesa de Woking, but where do Victoria Wood and a fake watch fit into Emma Sidi's backstory?

Ross Brierley Pro

How to Home-Stream: Part One

Wednesday 10th June 2020

Creating a good online show can be surprisingly tricky, so we've asked comedy's new home-streaming community for their hard-earned advice. First up, chat-show host & pro tipster Ross Brierley offers some useful do's and don'ts.

Eleanor Conway Live

Random 8: Eleanor Conway

Tuesday 9th June 2020

DIY, Contagion and Amazon amnesia - it's a lockdown special with Eleanor Conway.

The Bare & Klare Show. Image shows from L to R: Klare (Remi May), Bare (Alex Cubb) Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Bare & Klare

Friday 5th June 2020

Fresh from RuPaul's Drag Race, Scaredy Kat is now making lockdown weirdness with fake bear Remi May - but how have danger-dates, curious olives and a barn door led them here?

Anthony Jeannot Live

Random 8: Anthony Jeannot

Tuesday 2nd June 2020

Who made a faux pas with a man-boob and ate crispy skin? Let Anthony Jeannot fill you in.

Jo Marsh. Copyright: Mark Dawson Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: JoJo Bellini

Friday 29th May 2020

Holed up in New Zealand but still knocking out fresh stuff, JoJo Bellini serves up a fruity cocktail of ups and downs.

Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa. Stuart Goldsmith Live

Stuart Goldsmith talks about his Infinite Sofa

Thursday 28th May 2020

Big stars, a big in-the-Zoom audience, plus an occasional naked weirdo. Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa is the lockdown show that might just run and run.

Yuriko Kotani Live

Random 8: Yuriko Kotani

Tuesday 26th May 2020

Dragon Ball, bedbugs and a bullet train: Yuriko Kotani takes the could-be-anything question test.

Chris Chopping Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Chris Chopping

Friday 22nd May 2020

Straight outta Newport but now knocking out videos indoors, Chris Chopping takes us back for some nervy Drones-and-wine action.

Chloe Thomas Pro

How we created a cool short, then released it in a crisis

Wednesday 20th May 2020

Roundheads And Cavaliers creators Kevin Mears and Chloe Thomas talk us through the unique challenges of making a short film, then releasing it during lockdown.

Chris Purchase Features

Online Purchase: Gaming and Gigging with Chris the Dragon Master

Monday 18th May 2020

As life gets increasingly surreal, Chris Purchase is embracing the fantasy with live game-streaming. And he's making online stand-up work too.

Tiernan Douieb Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Tiernan Douieb - Kids Comedy Special

Friday 15th May 2020

With Comedy Club 4 Kids now in our earholes too, Tiernan Douieb gives us the highs and lows of joking for juniors.

The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince Features

Sea, Streams and Sci-Fi, with Robin Ince

Tuesday 12th May 2020

Surfing towards Sea Shambles at a virtual Royal Albert Hall, Robin Ince wades into indie bookshop pile-ups, evil algorithms, niche horror flicks and his SHIELD agent links.

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