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ARDAL O’HANLON | UPFRONT

December 3, 2019

ARDAL O’HANLON He’s kept us laughing since the 90s, as a stand-up and on our screens in Father Ted, My Hero and, most recently, Death In Paradise. Now touring the …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Previews, Theatre, upfront

‘More people having heard of me doesn’t stop me feeling like a piece of shit…’ JORDAN BROOKES | UPFRONT

December 2, 2019

JORDAN BROOKES The outsider comedy of Jordan Brookes explores the darker areas of his own life and breaks with convention wherever possible. But has his recent fame changed how he sees himself? …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Previews, upfront Region: South Wales

ED BYRNE | UPFRONT

December 1, 2019

ED BYRNE As he embarks on his latest stand-up tour If I’m Honest, Irish comedian Ed Byrne spoke to Seren McKeever about how he generates new material and the personal …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Previews, upfront Region: South Wales

THUNDER ROAD | STAGE PREVIEW

November 21, 2019

THUNDER ROAD Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon Fri 29 Nov If Thelma & Louise ever gave a first aid training course, it might turn out something like this. Cassie Friend and Catherine …

Category: Comedy, Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

LOVECRAFT (NOT THE SEX SHOP IN CARDIFF) | UPFRONT

November 20, 2019

LOVECRAFT (NOT THE SEX SHOP IN CARDIFF) After festival success and winning the Best Cabaret award at the Adelaide Fringe, Welsh singer and actress Carys Eleri is taking her first-of-its-kind …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Previews, Theatre, upfront Region: South Wales

JONATHAN PIE | UPFRONT

November 18, 2019

JONATHAN PIE From viral sensation to fully-fledged touring act, Jonathan Pie – actor and comedian Tom Walker – now embarks on The Fake News Tour. “We all say ‘fake news’ …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Theatre, upfront Region: South Wales

GRIFF RHYS JONES | UPFRONT

October 18, 2019

GRIFF RHYS JONES The Brit comedy veteran’s new tour is titled All Over The Place, but chinwagging with Carl Marsh we find him sitting happily in the past… You and …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Previews, upfront Region: South Wales

CURTAINS: JASON MANFORD | INTERVEW

October 16, 2019

Curtains: Jason Manford Jason Manford is a showbiz triple threat. Award-winning comedian, actor, and star of his fifth theatre production Curtains. As the tour of the production kicks off, Jason …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

CURTAINS | STAGE REVIEW

October 15, 2019

Curtains *** New Theatre, Cardiff, Mon 14 Oct The opening night for this rambunctious comedy musical might not have been as wild as its creators had hoped. However, along with …

Category: Comedy, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

FRANK SKINNER: SHOWBIZ | COMEDY REVIEW

October 1, 2019

Frank Skinner: Showbiz St David’s Hall, Sat 28 Sep **** ‘The Championship isn’t as easy as it looks, is it?’ Frank Skinner asks, a few minutes into his set, dispelling …

Category: Comedy, Reviews Region: South Wales

THE SWANSEA FRINGE FESTIVAL | LIVE PREVIEW

September 24, 2019

The Swansea Fringe Festival Various venues, Swansea Thurs 3-Sun 6 Oct The annual Swansea Fringe Festival is a recent, three-year-old addition to Swansea International Festival, created with the intention to …

Category: Comedy, Music, Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

GWALD FUTURE WALES FESTIVAL | UPFRONT

September 23, 2019

Gwald, Future Wales Festival It’s been 21 years since the Government Of Wales Act was passed in 1998. Shortly after, in May 1999, the first elections were held for the …

Category: Art, Comedy, Music, upfront Region: South Wales

ABERYSTWYTH COMEDY FESTIVAL | UPFRONT

September 23, 2019

Aberystwyth Comedy Festival Following their continuing success, organisation Little Wander (the minds behind Machynlleth Comedy Festival in mid-Wales) have created a sibling weekender, based in Aberystwyth and now in its …

Category: Comedy, upfront Region: Mid Wales

WALES IN EDINBURGH | FEATURE

July 29, 2019

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival returns next month for its annual swallowing up of the comedy and theatrical calendar. As ever, there will be a strong Welsh presence, hopefully with a …

Category: Comedy, Previews, Theatre, upfront

“You’re directly there, the audience is in front of you, and no one is getting in the way between.”- MICHAEL PALIN | INTERVIEW

July 15, 2019

British comedy lynchpin turned tireless travel scribe Michael Palin has turned his gaze on Erebus, an infamously mysterious mid-19th century shipwreck. He chats about the ship, his book and the tour …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Travel, upfront

STAGE | JULY LISTINGS

July 1, 2019

MONDAY 1 JULY R Calon Lân The Musical Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13-£25. Info 01792 475715. Mal Pope’s musical about an evangelist miner from Swansea. On at 2pm and 7.30pm …

Category: Comedy, Theatre

STAGE | JULY LISTINGS

July 1, 2019

MONDAY 1 JULY R Calon Lân The Musical Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13-£25. Info 01792 475715. Mal Pope’s musical about an evangelist miner from Swansea. On at 2pm and 7.30pm …

Category: Comedy, Listings, Theatre

“It’s an interesting discipline, being on Twitter, to try and get the things I had to say down to the number of characters I had.”- PAM AYRES | INTERVIEW

June 28, 2019

Pam Ayres’ comedic poetry has been delighting her public for decades. With a new collection set to arrive in September and a tour of the nation’s theatres, Laura Wood finds out …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, upfront

ASPERGERS ARE US | INTERVIEW

June 24, 2019

Aspergers Are Us are a sketch group formed of Ethan Finlan, Jack Hanke, Noah Britton, and New Michael (or just Michael Ingemi), all of whom have been diagnosed with Asperger …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, upfront

ROB KEMP: THE ELVIS DEAD | COMEDY REVIEW

June 13, 2019

Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead **** Fri 7 Jun, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff No matter how much of a fan you think you are of the Evil Dead 2 you haven’t …

Category: Comedy, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

GEORGE EGG: ANARCHIST COOK | COMEDY REVIEW

June 11, 2019

George Egg: Anarchist Cook **** Fri 7 Jun, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff In 2015 George Egg found his way out of the garden shed and into the nation’s value hotels …

Category: Comedy, Reviews Region: South Wales

CHRISTIAN REILLY: GIG ECONOMY | COMEDY REVIEW

June 10, 2019

Christian Reilly **** Chapter Arts Centre, Sat 8 June On Saturday afternoon, as part of the Go Faster Stripe Festival, Christian Reilly brought the funny to Chapter Arts Centre with …

Category: Comedy, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

GO FASTER STRIPE COMEDY FESTIVAL – CHRIS EVANS | INTERVIEW

June 4, 2019

Now in its fourth year, the Go Faster Stripe Comedy Festival owes its existence to a trio of factors, according to GFS founder Chris Evans (not the DJ, nor the …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, upfront

“It seems to me that comedy has become a form of escapism.” – BILL BAILEY | INTERVIEW

May 16, 2019

Bill Bailey, he of the perpetually receding hairline and the musical antics, returns to Cardiff ahead of a new season of In The Long Run. He catches up with Jake …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, upfront

ARDAL O’HANLON | UPFRONT

‘More people having heard of me doesn’t stop me feeling like a piece of shit…’ JORDAN BROOKES | UPFRONT

ED BYRNE | UPFRONT

THUNDER ROAD | STAGE PREVIEW

LOVECRAFT (NOT THE SEX SHOP IN CARDIFF) | UPFRONT

JONATHAN PIE | UPFRONT

GRIFF RHYS JONES | UPFRONT

CURTAINS: JASON MANFORD | INTERVEW

CURTAINS | STAGE REVIEW

FRANK SKINNER: SHOWBIZ | COMEDY REVIEW

THE SWANSEA FRINGE FESTIVAL | LIVE PREVIEW

GWALD FUTURE WALES FESTIVAL | UPFRONT

ABERYSTWYTH COMEDY FESTIVAL | UPFRONT

WALES IN EDINBURGH | FEATURE

“You’re directly there, the audience is in front of you, and no one is getting in the way between.”- MICHAEL PALIN | INTERVIEW

STAGE | JULY LISTINGS

STAGE | JULY LISTINGS

“It’s an interesting discipline, being on Twitter, to try and get the things I had to say down to the number of characters I had.”- PAM AYRES | INTERVIEW

ASPERGERS ARE US | INTERVIEW

ROB KEMP: THE ELVIS DEAD | COMEDY REVIEW

GEORGE EGG: ANARCHIST COOK | COMEDY REVIEW

CHRISTIAN REILLY: GIG ECONOMY | COMEDY REVIEW

GO FASTER STRIPE COMEDY FESTIVAL – CHRIS EVANS | INTERVIEW

“It seems to me that comedy has become a form of escapism.” – BILL BAILEY | INTERVIEW

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