Si Hawkins features - page 38
Rob Kemp - The Elvis Dead interview
Monday 6th November 2017
Rob Kemp's The Elvis Dead was the big 'have you seen it?' phenomenon at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. But will he survive these must-see dates at the Soho Theatre?
Rogue Pun: Serious Sci-Fi at MCM Comic Con, 2017
Sunday 5th November 2017
The huge comic-book fest is enormous fun - and can also get you thinking about weightier issues.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Jeremy Hardy
Thursday 2nd November 2017
The veteran comic and activist's recollections include being shot at.
Rogue Pun: The Rebel Shakespeare Company
Friday 27th October 2017
Ever noticed the similarities between Shakespeare and Star Wars? Ian Doescher has, and got the go-ahead for a bold saga of his own.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Jon and Nath
Thursday 26th October 2017
The Oz-formed sketch duo hark back to Halloweens past, and to one horrifying gig in early August.
Phill Jupitus interview
Monday 23rd October 2017
After a decade of TV, radio and musicals, Phill Jupitus had some notable help with his comeback stand-up tour: from Stewart Lee, Eddie Izzard, chocolate biscuits and some choice tunes. Plus he gives us his rather good on-tour playlist.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Matt Parker (Festival of the Spoken Nerd)
Thursday 19th October 2017
Festival of the Spoken Nerd's self-confessed Number Ninja talks lectures vs gigs, hen party stats, and supporting a hot dog.
Rogue Pun: Sleeping Trees - Rocketing Space Rock to Plutopia
Tuesday 17th October 2017
The inventively trippy trio bring Sci-Fi to Battersea and weird rock music to the planet Plutopia. But which of them will form a cult off the back of it?
First Gig, Worst Gig: Kerry Godliman
Thursday 12th October 2017
Sitcom semi-royalty Kerry Godliman is back on the road, so we roam through her stand-up history.
Rogue Pun: Sooz Kempner and the Cat from Aliens
Tuesday 10th October 2017
Sooz Kempner might have all the talents - singing, acting, animal-wrangling - but will she always be in the shadow of the family cat?
First Gig, Worst Gig: The Delightful Sausage
Thursday 5th October 2017
Yorkshire's top meat-based sketch duo recall Monster Munching, mum's coat and a bloody cagoule.
Tony Law - Icetopia interview
Saturday 30th September 2017
Lumberjack of laughs Tony Law never wanted to be a comedian. He wanted to be... an ice-hockey player! His upcoming ice-tacular scratches that itch. But what's this about trampolining?
First Gig, Worst Gig: Anna Mann
Thursday 28th September 2017
There are good gigs, there are bad gigs, but hey - says Anna Mann - it's not the end of the world.
Weirdos On Ice interview with Adam Larter and Joz Norris
Monday 25th September 2017
So grand a project is Tony Law and Friends in the Battle for Icetopia, we've gone with a double-sized gatefold Circuit Training. First up, a rooftop chinwag with the collective making it happen: Weirdos.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Fern Brady
Thursday 21st September 2017
Crying, puking and cake - Fern Brady hasn't always cleaned-up, comedy-wise.
Football... You're Having A Laugh
Monday 18th September 2017
Si Hawkins looks at the links between football and comedy, from Eric Morecambe supporting Luton Town up to the modern day era of podcasts and YouTube shows.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Tom Taylor
Thursday 14th September 2017
The Wodehouse-fuelled character comic recalls an unsexy burlesque bloke and a seriously weird village hall.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Athena Kugblenu
Thursday 7th September 2017
Athena Kugblenu recalls Rastamouse confusion, horror-movie audience and an excellent bit of stand-up advice.
Rogue Pun at the Edinburgh Fringe - Defending The Defenders
Thursday 7th September 2017
This year's Edinburgh Fringe was tricky for certain comics, as Netflix/Marvel's The Defenders dropped right in the middle of it. Si Hawkins talked to two of them.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Justin Moorhouse
Thursday 31st August 2017
The popular Manc muses on misguided characters, delusional comics and a garden centre secret.