Live Performance

Leicester Comedy Festival: An Insiders Commentary

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I should start with a disclaimer. I love Leicester Comedy Festival. Simply adore it. I have been every year for six years.  And every year it has been a real milestone in my stand up career. For starters it was the first UK comedy festival I ever attended in 2007. I remember rushing to catch [...]

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An Interview with The Nearly Naked Chef

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Prior to his new tour, I caught up with Hardeep Singh Kohli (aka The Nearly Naked Chef) for a quick fire round of questions about food, hygiene and comedy. What is your new show about? Nearly Naked is all about my love of food from growing up in Glasgow to cooking in Michelin star restaurants. [...]

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The Audience at The Soho Theatre in London

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  Admittedly, I had read some reviews on my way to see The Audience at The Soho Theatre in London. Anyone that has been will know you really shouldn’t be doing this; it’s all about the element of surprise. So perhaps the edge had been taken off slightly but then again I do like to [...]

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Can fetishism really be funny? – Interview with comedy troupe Late Night Gimp Fight

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 As an award winning sketch group, Late Night Gimp Fight certainly offer something new to the already saturated UK comedy scene, so I took some time out before their gig at the Firestation in Windsor to have a quick chat with two fifths of the group, David (aka Single Gimp) and Richard (aka Face Gimp). [...]

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Late Night Gimp Fight – The Review

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 “Gimps?” “Yes. They’re called Late Night Gimp Fight. Hhmmm. Not sure if that’s my kind of thing.” And so the conversation went, as I read the first few lines of a publicity poster. A masked gimp holding a baby urges me to read more about these supposed gimps, before making a decision as to whether [...]

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Taking comedy to the next level – an interview with Paul Foot

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Comedian Paul Foot may well have been working the professional stand-up circuit for over 15 years, but his comedy remains unprecedentedly innovative, and subsequently difficult to define.  In anticipation of his London show later this month, Beat decided it was about time that we got to know the man behind the comedy. Here we chat [...]

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Hubble Bubble Toil and… Hitchin!

With a pinch of creativity here and a dash of experimentation there Hitchin’s Lab produces a very entertaining open mic.

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Taking International String Under The Wire

Waking up one day and asking herself “What can I do to help young musicians?” Sinead O’Carroll became the energy and inspiration behind the International String Competition, supported by Windsor Festival.

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It’s Not What You Say, Joanna Neary

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Joanna seems to shine brightest when she is performing dance routines using literal translations of songs

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