New Act of the Month: Marc Smethurst
Last month Marc Smethurst, a Dentistry student at Newcastle University, was named Tyne and Wear New Act of the Year 2012 – so it’s only right that he’s our New Act of the Month for January too.
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.”
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.”
Interview: Marcus Brigstocke
Does this Big Society business really work? Are the government just fobbing us off? And can we do their job better than they can?
Jon Richardson: “Nothing I say deserves repeating in posterity.”
Turning 30 was a milestone for Jon Richardson – in more ways than one.
Watch: ‘Big Keith’ talks Hebburn, North East comedy and sharing a pint with Vic Reeves…
The latest in our series of interviews with the cast of Hebburn.
North East comedians release podcast series
North East comedians Andy Fury and Steffen Peddie have released a new series of podcasts – and Giggle Beats readers can listen to them first.
