Extract #2 From Simon Donald’s ‘Him Off The Viz’
I made friends with most of the kids at school easily, and my humour certainly helped. I would try to make all the kids laugh. I was the ‘class clown’, that’s for sure. I always wanted to do something creative with the jokes. I felt it was a natural thing; comedy came easily to me.
Interview: Andy Fury
Andrew Dipper went for a chat with Andy Fury to find out how his material has progressed over the past few years, what he thinks about the rising number of comedians, and, ultimately, what makes the Northern comic tick.
Review: Split Festival 2010
With six local comedians sandwiched between a selection of top Northern musicians, you could be forgiven for suggesting the comedy on show at Split Festival this year was merely a token gesture by festival organisers. Thankfully, though, the performing comics didn’t feel like an irrelevance whilst on stage, with a few thousand people crowding around Stage Two on Saturday to see MC Tony Jameson, Sunderland’s own Nick Cranston, Tom Tolson and headliner Steffen Peddie.
Interview: Kai Humphries
After seeing his debut show Evolution at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Andrew Dipper caught up with Kai Humphries to find out all you’d want to know about the Northern comic.
Interview: Jason Cook
Andrew Dipper went for a chat with Jason Cook to find out what’s new in the life of the North East comic.
Review: Jason Cook: The End (Part 1) – The Stand, Edinburgh.
Basing your Edinburgh show – albeit loosely – on the day you thought you were going to die doesn’t sound like a situation that contains much comedy potential.
Review: Chris Ramsey: Aggrophobic – Pleasance Hut, Edinburgh.
Chris Ramsey’s debut debut solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe, ‘Aggrophobic’, is an affable, entertaining performance from the Northern comedian.
Review: Daniel Kitson: It’s Always Right Now, Until It’s Later – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
There’s always one show at Edinburgh that blows you away with its linguistic and visual radiance, moments of brilliance that remain in your mind long after you’ve returned home from The Fringe.
