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.
Review: The Boy With Tape On His Face and Jason Cook – Stockton Arc
After the impressive reviews and word of mouth recommendations relatively unknown act ‘The Boy With Tape On His Face’ received during last month’s Edinburgh festival I jumped at the opportunity to catch him performing at Teesside’s most famous comedy club.
Review: The Wild Bunch New Act/Material Night – Walkabout, Middlesbrough
Hidden away in the upstairs function room of Middlesbrough’s Walkabout pub is a lovely little gig supporting new and local talent at low cost and high value for money.
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.
