“I feel that you get total freedom with stand-up to discuss the things you care about – as long as you can supply a laugh along the way. In fact the more I care about something, the more the material becomes heartfelt and the more likely it is to interest the audience. There’s no way…
If you go on the website for Comedy Gold, you’re struck by quotes that describe the club as one of the best comedy clubs in London with brilliant bills and a fantastic night out. Could this be true? Or was it a bit of an exaggeration for marketing effect…
Hatty Ashdown talks about her experience of being a stand-up comic, gives an insight into writing material and suggests tips & advice for anyone thinking of starting out in comedy and much more. Interview by Sara Shulman
Listen to the full interview at comedyblogedy.com/interviews or click here
“Hecklers seem to fall into a few broad ranges….The drunken heckler – often unintelligible, talks over material, makes life difficult. Get them ejected….The low level chit chat heckler – annoys the rest of the audience, can be really tricky to deal with as they are often not actively heckling, but they are still spoiling the…
Interview with Jack De’Ath about his experiences of being an up and coming stand-up. Interview also includes information about the Laugh Out London podcast and comedy nights with Thomas Meek. Interview by Sara Shulman
Listen to the full interview at comedyblogedy.com/newacts or click here
Wednesday 21st September
Upstairs at The Old Queen’s Head,
44 Essex Road, Angel, N1 8LN
Doors 7pm. Show 8pm.
Line-up: Lucy Porter, Pete Firman, Danielle Ward, David Armand, Aisling Bea & Tom Hayward
For more information, visit comedyblogedy.com/gigs
“Playful heckling is fun. It makes it so it’s like when I’m with mates, bit of banter. The best heckle? Hmmmmm…..probably was in Newcastle gigging and some guy shouted ‘I love the boots!’ but in a really weird voice. Not really a good heckle seeing as no one was wearing boots. But very funny nonetheless.”…
“I tend to start with an idea for something that I want to write a set about – then I list everything I can think of associated with it in as much detail as I can, usually in a “mind map” format. The devil’s in the detail & jokes tend to come easier when you’re…
“You’ve got to be brave to do this. I’m nervous before every gig, but I fake confidence. I always feel that an audience gets nervous for you if you show the nerves and therefore are less likely to relax and enjoy your set. This isn’t proven or anything, its just the way I do it!”…
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