Sid
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Press clippings Page 52
Tyneside comedy writer hoping for his Big Hit
This month sees the premiere of writer Wayne Miller's play, The Big Hit, at The Customs House in South Shields.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 22nd September 2014Jim Campbell channels Edinburgh's residential propertie
Jim Campbell, in his sixth consecutive year performing at the Fringe, channels the thoughts of Edinburgh's poor, abused residential properties during the month.
British Comedy Guide, 7th August 2014Inside No 9: a gutsy dark comedy of misery and mayhem
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, makers of The League of Gentlemen, return with a collection of unrelated tales of morality and mortality, and a legion of ghoulish mishaps.
Phelim O'Neill, The Guardian, 31st July 2014Outside the comfort zone
As a fresh crop of ingenious formats dares comics to show us what they're really made of, Fest meets the people throwing down the gauntlet. There's no filter, no script - and no guessing what could happen.
Lyle Brennan, Fest Mag, 25th July 2014The Sarah Cassidy three minute interview
Sarah Cassidy is originally from Plantation, Florida. She came to the UK in 2008 to escape the recession, but instead it followed her here, and now the country lies in ruins. Her Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, An Introduction to Twerking takes a close look at the popular ass of Miley Cyrus to see what we discover about ourselves.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2014The Sid Singh three minute interview
Hailing from the United States of America, Sid Singh arrives in the Scottish capital with a very busy schedule. New York's rising star of comedy explains to Martin Walker why he's performing two shows in two venues, this Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2014Review: Monty Python's live reunion is side-splitting
Whether you think of this as "a pre-posthumous memorial service" - as Terry Gilliam called it - or a well-deserved boost to their pension funds, The Night Of The Living Pythons is comedy history in the making.
Neil Norman, The Daily Express, 2nd July 2014The other side of Monty Python
Taylor Parkes will not be traipsing down to Greenwich to watch the Monty Python reunion shows. Here he explains what has changed in the "disquieting, disordered, disruptive" British institution.
Taylor Parkes, The Quietus, 1st July 2014Inside Television: A feast of comedy on Fridays
This Friday night, as is traditional, I'll be enjoying some family time over dinner. In other words, I'll be watching the new series of Friday Night Dinner - alone, hopefully - with a family-size glass of wine. Glorious.
Ellen E. Jones, The Independent, 20th June 2014Inside No 9 wins at prestigious Rockie Awards
The silent episode of Inside No. 9 written by and starring Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith picked up its second award in two days at the prestigious BANFF World Media (Rockie) Awards earlier this week.
BBC Press Office, 13th June 2014