Comedy in the spotlight at Deaffest 2016!

The atmosphere is buzzing in Wolverhampton just now as the Light House inside the historic Chubb Buildings gears up for this weekend’s Deaffest! The line-up is looking particularly good this year with performers including Deaf comedian John Smith, and expert Visual Vernacular artist Giuseppe Giuranna. It’ll be smiles all round as 2016’s theme i...

Tags: film, comedy, arts, festivals

Abnormally Funny People: On comedy, Edinburgh, and the Fringe

Fringe Feature: Comedy This year we caught up with talented comedians, Abnormally Funny People, on their return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for their 10th anniversary show. We spoke to co-founders Steve Best and Simon Minty about late nights and high street banking; Tanyalee Davis about cobblestones and seagulls; and newcomer to the show J...

Tags: interview, fringe, comedy, festivals

Fringe Interview - Laughter is the Worst Medicine

Lost Voice Guy is a stand-up comic with a difference. He can’t speak. He is currently at the Fringe with his show ‘Laughter Is the Worst Medicine’. The show is about the funny side of being stuck in hospital in the middle of last year’s Fringe and what it’s like to be stand-up comedian. The humour is dark in places, with the destruction of a...

Locations: Edinburgh

Tags: interview, comedy, fringe, festivals

Fringe Interview - Laurence Clark: Moments of Instant Regret

Laurence Clark has returned once again to the Fringe with an act to impress. His new act recounts moments of instant regret. Clark enthralls audiences with tales which most people would try very hard to forget. Instead Clark has combined his moments of embarrassment to make a delightfully witty show. Set in an accessible portacabin, the wall...

Locations: Edinburgh

Tags: interview, fringe, festivals, comedy

Keara's Guide To Edinburgh

This week we are very pleased to have a guest blog by Keara Murphy. Keara has been performing stand up since 1998 and has produced seven solo shows for the Edinburgh Fringe.   When I look for a venue to run an event I always consider if there is wheelchair access or not. My mother uses a wheelchair, I worked with wheelchair user students at Te...

Locations: Edinburgh

Tags: guest blog, comedy