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Si Hawkins
Si Hawkins

Si Hawkins

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Si Hawkins features - page 44

Stuart Laws. Copyright: Ed Moore Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Stuart Laws

Thursday 4th August 2016

Busy stand-up and entrepreneur Stuart Laws was once almost beaten up by a man who looked like a B*witched tribute act. Who doesn't want to hear about that?

Tania Harrison. Copyright: 2Shooters.com Live

The Latitude Attitude: juggling 14 stages

Saturday 30th July 2016

Comedians rocked up on all sorts of unlikely stages at this year's Latitude festival. With a mini-Latitude coming up at the National Theatre next weekend, we talked logistical headaches with arts curator Tania Harrison.

Carl Donnelly Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Carl Donnelly

Thursday 28th July 2016

Delving into the dark recesses of his career, Carl Donnelly ponders a cacky hand, corporate shame and an absolute pillock.

Sam Campbell Live

Sam Campbell interview

Thursday 21st July 2016

Fresh from mesmerising Latitude, award-winning Aussie oddball Sam Campbell unleashes his full hour upon the Soho Theatre, then the Edinburgh Fringe. Prepare to be mind-boggled.

Eleanor Tiernan Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Eleanor Tiernan

Thursday 21st July 2016

Newly installed in London, Eleanor Tiernan recalls Manila mania, phone shop fun and a darts disaster.

Joe DeRosa Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Joe DeRosa

Thursday 14th July 2016

Better Call Saul, Inside Amy Schumer and Louis alumni Joe DeRosa prepares for his first Fringe by recalling Gravity-style laugh vacuums and NSFW songs.

Jen Kirkman Live

Jen Kirkman interview

Thursday 14th July 2016

All set for a new Soho Theatre run, top acclaimed comic and best-selling author Jen Kirkman talks life on Netflix, bad joke advice and a fictional brother.

Jamali Maddix. Copyright: James Deacon Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Jamali Maddix

Thursday 7th July 2016

The award-laden newcomer recalls dodgy dentistry, poetry dicks and bigotry protocols.

Liam Williams Live

Liam Williams interview

Tuesday 5th July 2016

Liam Williams is the budding bard of this year's Latitude Festival, putting on Twelfth Night and his own first play, Travesty. But can you do a fest with smashed-up feet?

Image shows from L to R: Mark Chavez, Shenoah Allen. Copyright: Johnny Birch Live

Pajama Men interview

Monday 4th July 2016

An interview with Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez, aka The Pajama Men.

Glenn Moore Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Glenn Moore

Thursday 30th June 2016

All set for his first solo Edinburgh hour, Glenn Moore recalls compere traumas, Megabus ups and downs, and a great lost MILF joke.

Felicity Ward. Copyright: James Penlidis Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Felicity Ward

Thursday 23rd June 2016

The well-reviewed Felicity Ward talks pegs, pineapples and broken jaws.

David Morgan. Copyright: Adam Johnson Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: David Morgan

Thursday 16th June 2016

The Solihul stand-up David Morgan is all over ITV these days - well, ITV2 - and recalls at least one gig that had him pleading 'Get Me Outta Here...'

Elis James. Copyright: Idil Sukan Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Elis James

Thursday 9th June 2016

Elis James is touring with radio mucker John Robins soon, but we asked about solo weirdness.

Ron Funches Live

Introducing Ron Funches

Monday 6th June 2016

The wonderfully unique Ron Funches has appeared in Undateable, Bob's Burgers and Bojack Horseman, and on the big scary talk shows - and now he's appearing in London.

Bec Hill. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Bec Hill

Thursday 2nd June 2016

The hyper-busy Aussie reveals the worst/best DVD record ever, double golf anguish and a super-handy wi-fi coffee hack.

James Acaster Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: James Acaster

Wednesday 1st June 2016

Kilkenny. Kettering. Somewhere called Lahnstein: James Acaster sure gets around. But let's find out where he's been.

Mark Watson Live

Mark Watson interview

Monday 30th May 2016

What happens when your gig clashes with a massive football match? Mark Watson reveals all - plus technology moans, MySpace-founded graphic novels and misleading fun-runs.

The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival 2016 Live

Preview: Cat Laughs Comedy Festival

Thursday 26th May 2016

A preview of The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival 2016, which is due to take place in Kilkenny in Ireland from the 2nd to 6th June.

Tiernan Douieb Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Tiernan Douieb

Thursday 19th May 2016

What connects Frankie Boyle, a sinister Albanian and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story? The career of Tiernan Douieb, to date.

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