British Comedy Guide

Julian Hall

Julian Hall

Julian Hall is a PR and director but he started in comedy as the critic for The Independent between 2003-2013, during which time he wrote The Rough Guide to British Cult Comedy (Penguin, 2006) and reviewed for Chortle, Metro, The Stage and London Is Funny. He also wrote features on comedy and interviews for The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, ES Magazine, Prospect, Metro, ShortList, Chortle, The British Comedy Awards magazine, Total TV Guide, The List and many more.

In terms of broadcast media, Julian has contributed to programmes on BBC Scotland (Will The Real A L Kennedy Please Stand Up?), BBC Radio Scotland (Comedy Cafe), BBC Midlands, Channel 4 (Is Benny Hill Still Funny?), Comedy Central (The Top Ten Sex and the City Episodes), BBC London (radio and TV for The Rough Guide to British Cult Comedy) Nuts TV and BBC Radio 7 (Serious About Comedy).

Julian has also written two shows for BBC Radio 2: ‘Alexei Sayle’s Alternative Take’, which aired in 2008, and ‘David Jason‘s Christmas Comedy Classics’ that was broadcast on Christmas Day, 2011.

In 2014, Julian went poacher-turned-gamekeeper and "flipped" to become a PR. His clients have included Rebecca Humphries, Spencer Jones, Geoff Norcott, Laura Lexx, Olaf Falafel, Bilal Zafar, Pierre Novellie, Chelsea Birkby and more. 

His directing/show notes clients have included: Glenn Moore, Matt Winning, Chris Turner, Pierre Novellie, Alex Edelman, Sasha Ellen, Giada Garofalo, Inder Manocha, Anthony Jeannot and Isma Almas.

More details can be found via: https://www.textualhealing.co.uk 

 

 

Services

Julian Hall

Julian Hall's PR seminar

A 90-minute session to help you PR your solo live show.

Julian Hall

One-off directing notes for solo shows

One-off show notes to help you hone your solo show. Includes attendance at a preview, writing up a 'review' and discussion of those notes.

Testimonials

 

For show notes:

 

‘Julian’s in-depth notes were tremendously helpful. He had constructive notes about every aspect of the show, which were vital in helping me put the finishing touches on it, and I very much look forward to working with him again.’

Glenn Moore

 

‘I had Julian taking show notes for me last year and could not recommend him highly enough. He took a lot of notes during the preview and gave me thorough professional feedback about the narrative structure, the delivery and possible ideas on how to expand some routines; all trying to understand my voice rather than imposing his ideas. He’s professional, friendly, and a real pleasure to work with.’

Giada Garofalo

 

‘I found Julian’s notes extremely useful in the process of developing my show. He’s an excellent sounding board and was able to offer practical suggestions which helped me clarify what I was trying to do.’

Matt Winning

 

‘Julian’s insight to a show that I’d already performed 50+ times was a very useful fresh set of eyes that are well-versed in comedy. He picked out important details on the micro and macro level, provided reassurance about the necessity of certain bits, and was a great sounding board for discussion beyond his initial observations.’

Chris Turner