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Si Hawkins
Si Hawkins

Si Hawkins

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Si Hawkins features - page 40

Athena Kugblenu Live

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.

Tiernan Douieb. Copyright: Si Hawkins Live

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.

Justin Moorhouse Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Justin Moorhouse

Thursday 31st August 2017

The popular Manc muses on misguided characters, delusional comics and a garden centre secret.

Maria Shehata Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Maria Shehata

Thursday 24th August 2017

The London-based, currently Edinburgh-Fringeing Egyptian/American Maria Shehata recalls memorable shows in Ohio, Paris, Norway... and a stinker in Birmingham.

Cally Beaton. Copyright: Rebecca Need-Menear Live

Cally Beaton interview

Thursday 17th August 2017

Viacom - including Comedy Central - bigwig and new stand-up Cally Beaton tells us all about her fascinating career.

Ian Stone Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Ian Stone

Thursday 17th August 2017

Comedian Ian Stone tells us about his best and worst gigs, a cracking Snoop Dogg joke, and some memorable reviews.

Dino Wiand Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Dino Wiand

Thursday 10th August 2017

New York-based comedian Dino Wiand talks about his return to comedy, and his home country, after a 16-year absence.

Peter Kay Live

Peter Kay: The road to superstar DJ

Monday 7th August 2017

We look back at the career of Peter Kay and his road to become a superstar Dance For Life DJ.

Joz Norris Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Joz Norris

Thursday 3rd August 2017

That nice Joz Norris is mildly concerned by career-minded comics and wishes more punters were clued up about ZZ Top.

Angela Barnes Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Angela Barnes

Thursday 27th July 2017

Newsjack host Angela Barnes recalls proud, painful and peculiar shows, and offers some seriously useful radio-writing advice.

Loyiso Gola Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Loyiso Gola

Thursday 20th July 2017

Back from Latitude and about to grace Edinburgh for a month, Loyiso Gola recalls bewildered tourists, in-the-dark comedians and one electrifying hall.

Latitude sign. Copyright: Si Hawkins Live

Seven Memorable Latitude Moments, 2017

Wednesday 19th July 2017

Several minutes from the 2017 Latitude Festival that won't be forgotten in a hurry, from political take-downs to tear-jerking songs.

Harriet Kemsley Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Harriet Kemsley

Thursday 13th July 2017

Newly hitched-on-telly Harriet Kemsley tells all about a busy bed, nuclear beverages and an awkward owl death.

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.

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