Dan Carmichael

Interview: Doc Brown

Interview: Doc Brown

They say variety is the spice of life – but rapper-turned-comedian Doc Brown has taken it to a whole new level.

 Dan Carmichael

10 minutes with…Matt Reed

10 minutes with…Matt Reed

Teesside comedy fans have taken Sunderland comic Matt Reed to their hearts so much that he’s already been dubbed an ‘adopted Teessider.’

 Dan Carmichael

Review: Paul Tonkinson: Fancy Man – Newcastle Stand

Review: Paul Tonkinson: Fancy Man – Newcastle Stand

Paul Tonkinson has been a fixture on the comedy circuit for two decades. But debuting his first solo show, Fancy Man, tonight, I couldn’t help wondering, ‘Why now?’

 Dan Carmichael

Paul Tonkinson: “I’m quite an unsexy sell, really: I’m just an old fucker trying to get better…”

Paul Tonkinson: “I’m quite an unsexy sell, really: I’m just an old fucker trying to get better…”

“I’m quite an unsexy sell really: I’m not new, I’m not young, I’m just an old fucker trying to get better and that’s no story really.”

 Dan Carmichael

Review: Steve Hughes: Big Issues – Newcastle Stand

Review: Steve Hughes: Big Issues – Newcastle Stand

For Steve Hughes and his support act Jason John Whitehead, a little rain and a broken car was never going to be enough to cancel their show at the Newcastle Stand tonight. The show, as they say, must go on. Arriving on-stage an hour later than advertised, a windswept Whitehead fills us in on their […]

 Dan Carmichael

Interview: Steve Hughes

Interview: Steve Hughes

“I’m apparently not allowed to have opinions anymore because it’s not politically correct and everyone is equal,” groans the Australian comic, now famous for his political satire. “But not everyone is fucking equal and not everyone is the same.”

 Dan Carmichael

Interview: Daniel Sloss & Kai Humphries

Interview: Daniel Sloss & Kai Humphries

Daniel Carmichael catches up with Daniel Sloss and Kai Humphries ahead of their UK tour.

 Dan Carmichael

Interview: Rob Rouse

Interview: Rob Rouse

A befuddled and disgruntled Rob can’t handle a world where plastic tits and a Vajazzle are now something to aspire to, so in reaction he’s written a show about it.