Tim FitzHigham
- Actor and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Tim FitzHigham on Shakespeare's joke writer
Archive research has revealed new information about a 16th Century comedian and his influence on William Shakespeare. Robert Armin began working with the Bard's acting troupe in the 1590s and became the principal comedic performer in 1599 when William Kemp left the group. Tim FitzHigham, comedian and creative director of Shakespeare's Guildhall in King's Lynn, Norfolk, says he believes many of the Bard's best known comedic roles would have been written and performed by the comedian.
Clare Worden, BBC, 23rd March 2025Thames Clippers host their first comedy nights
London's river buses are to host their first comedy nights. Two sailings in the next couple of months will feature stand-ups performing as the clippers ferry the audience past London landmarks including Battersea Power Station, the Houses of Parliament, Tate Modern and Tower Bridge. Comedians taking part include Tim FitzHigham making a more comfortable journey on the Thames than he made in 2003, when he set a record for navigating 160 miles on the river in a paper boat.
Chortle, 9th September 2024These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022Three alternative Shakespeare shows
Three alternative Shakespeare shows at Edinburgh Festival 2022...
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 3rd August 2022Underbelly adds more Edinburgh shows
Underbelly has announced a further 25 shows to go on sale for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Beyond The Joke, 7th June 2022Fringe 10x10: Ten shows inspired by Shakespeare
Bard boys stick together.
Chortle, 15th July 2019Review: The Maltings Comedy Club
Three class acts, enjoyed by the audience.
Carla Phillips, Fakenham Times, 10th February 2019Interview: Tim Fitzhigham - Flanders and Swann
Flanders and Swann interview.
Rosie Gillott, Fresh Air, 24th August 2016Review: This Is Your Trial
My experience being a jury member at a comedy criminal trial.
Katie King, Legal Cheek, 7th June 2016Tim FitzHigham on digging those odds
The furthest back I've gone so far is around [the year] 1450, and I've researched all the weirdest bets that I could find in the whole of human history from that point forward. I've looked at them and I've gone out and tried to win them.
Casino.org, 8th May 2016