British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Si Hawkins
Si Hawkins

Si Hawkins

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  • Writer, editor, journalist, photographer and reviewer

Si Hawkins features - page 40

Late Night Gimp Fight. Image shows from L to R: Matt Ralph, Richard Campbell, David Moon, Lee Griffiths, Paul Richard Biggin Live

Late Night Gimp Fight interview

Tuesday 11th July 2017

Sketch group Late Night Gimp Fight are gearing up for the Edinburgh Fringe with a run at London's Soho Theatre. In this interview we find out about how they met, the sketches that didn't work, and their career highlights.

Fin Taylor Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Fin Taylor

Thursday 6th July 2017

Gearing up for Latitude, then the Edinburgh Fringe, fearless Fin Taylor recalls coin-tossing, tequila-slamming and the failure of Hitler's dog.

Ivo Graham Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Ivo Graham

Thursday 29th June 2017

Wordy gagsmith Ivo Graham talks Virgin avoidance, a 'despicably lavish teenage prison' and two very different balls.

Star Wars: Identities. Copyright: Lucasfilm Ltd Features

Rogue Pun at Star Wars: Identities

Tuesday 27th June 2017

Si Hawkins is on a special sci-fi mission, so took a spacewalk round the Star Wars: Identities exhibition, then got costume inspiration from a sci-fi comedy expert.

Asperger's Are Us Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Asperger's Are Us

Thursday 22nd June 2017

Netflix documentary stars Asperger's Are Us are now touring Britain. They tell 'First Gig, Worst Gig' about an Emo Philips fillip, being caught by the fuzz and a banana slip-up.

Jerry Sadowitz Live

Preview: Jerry Sadowitz in London

Thursday 22nd June 2017

Jerry Sadowitz is bringing his show Card Tricks with Inappropriate Patter to London. In this article we contemplate his career and remember our previous bruising interview with him.

Shazia Mirza. Copyright: Martin Twomey Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Shazia Mirza

Thursday 15th June 2017

Just back from Bear Grylls' island and prepping for Edinburgh, Shazia Mirza recalls police interventions at home and abroad, and a Swedish farm curfew.

Sam Wills Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Tape Face

Thursday 8th June 2017

He speaks! Tape Face talks us through terminal gigs, disastrous soap-faced trauma and an over-keen stripper.

Aparna Nancherla Live

Preview: Aparna Nancherla in London

Monday 5th June 2017

The New York-based Aparna Nancherla starts a five-night run at the Soho Theatre on June 6th, a rare opportunity to catch one of the rising stars of US comedy up close.

Tom Green Live

Tom Green interview

Friday 2nd June 2017

Tom Green was fired by Donald Trump (bad!), married Drew Barrymore (better) and pretty much invented a massive TV genre. But did he ever become a dick?

Phil Hammond Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Dr Phil Hammond

Thursday 1st June 2017

Dr Phil's new show gives the NHS a powerful jab. But how has he survived as a doctor and comic for so long?

Tom Stade Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Tom Stade

Thursday 25th May 2017

The charismatic Canadian has been compared to Keith Richards, feels a kinship with Beyonce, and once did a corporate on an alien space cruiser.

Image shows from L to R: Hannah Croft, Fiona Pearce Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Croft & Pearce

Thursday 18th May 2017

Two women. Two buns-in-the-oven. One show: Croft & Pearce are becoming a quasi-quartet at the Museum Of Comedy this week. We look back at their work as a duo.

Si Hawkins Live

Ring Of Fire 2: Stand and Deliver

Monday 15th May 2017

Our writer, failed stand-up Si Hawkins, was feeling the pre-wedding pressure about his speech. Did some expert advice from three comedy gurus pay off?

Daphna Baram Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Daphna Baram

Thursday 11th May 2017

Israel born and now East London-based, Daphna Baram has come a long, long way from her seriously painful first gig.

Carl Hutchinson Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Carl Hutchinson

Thursday 4th May 2017

Fresh from Chris Ramsey's tour, Carl Hutchinson recalls meandering babies, miserable cricketers and a weirdly changeable reviewer.

Spencer Jones Live

Spencer Jones interview

Friday 28th April 2017

Russ Abbot, Derek & Clive and a rare Vic & Bob pilot all inspired Spencer Jones' remarkable creation, The Herbert. With a Soho Theatre run and BBC pilot coming up, we talk Des Lynam routines, embracing mistakes, and Upstart Crow gossip.

Matthew Highton Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Matthew Highton

Thursday 27th April 2017

Professional Weirdo and LOCO film reconstructor Matthew Highton talks trouser shouting, ice cream rebuttals and Ed Sheeran close encounters.

Master Of Ceremonies. Copyright: Whyframeshot Live

Ring of Fire: Do weddings and stand-ups mix?

Monday 24th April 2017

With his own nuptials on the horizon, Si Hawkins looks at the often painful clashes between weddings, stags, hens, and stand-up comedians.

Pierre Novellie Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Pierre Novellie

Tuesday 18th April 2017

The Isle of Man-raised South African recalls white wine fortitude, the Large Hadron Collider and an abusive Brexiteer.

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