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Merry Xmas!

Just a quicky to wish you all a very Merry Xmas! Have a good one! Keith Continue

Added by Keith Malda on December 24, 2009 at 6:47pm — No Comments

And so on to Istanbul with it's seedy opium dens and it's pleasantly scented yet slightly obscene pencils. I hastened to the nearest hash-house, slumped deftly in to the first vacant Bubblebooth and ordered a Hilp of Morrocan Wubwub (a delicate blend that made your fa… Continue

Added by chris worth on November 9, 2009 at 3:00am — No Comments

Good article on Musical Comedy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/29/musical-comedy-bill-bailey-conchords I saw Stewart Lee perform the other week. Lee is loved by his audience, and is a standup comedian at the top of his game – but even he felt bound to apologise at the end of the show, when he announced he was going to sing a song. "No one thinks it's a good sign," said Lee, "when a comedian picks up a guitar." Old prejud… Continue

Added by Keith Malda on November 1, 2009 at 1:03pm — No Comments

The 6 mistakes I’ve noticed new comedians make quite a bit.

The 5 mistakes I’ve noticed new comedians make quite a bit. First of all - I’m not a comedian, but I am a pretty obsessive comedy fan, so take this advice not from an experienced performer, but with the ‘pinch-of-salt’ and contempt it deserves. 1. Too honest too early. British comedy has taken a (rather delightful) turn towards self-confessional rants and revealing personal embarrassing information. Whilst this can endear the audience to you, it should be left until after you’ve made some dec… Continue

Added by Nick the Slaughterer on September 14, 2009 at 5:24pm — 2 Comments

A bit slow?

So, this seems to be moving a bit slow. :( Harumph. I'm going to urge you to build your community, if, (a big if) you thing this place is a worthwhile idea, and if you know people who might like it, tell them about it. And add content. Then tell them about that. Post it on message boards, twitter about it, facebook about it, blog elsewhere about it! Thank you very much to everybody who's added content so far, it's pretty wicked! Or let me know what would make this work, in fact i'm going to st… Continue

Added by Lloyd on September 14, 2009 at 10:42am — No Comments

Stone-Punk

The Flinstones, they were stone-punk right? In fact isn't SteamPunk just a logical extension of something we've all had with us since the sixties? Yes, the answer is yes. They really were the modern stone age family. Continue

Added by Lloyd on August 4, 2009 at 12:37pm — No Comments

Re Ja Vu?

Does anybody else get this? When doing something unrelated fires a memory of something, or someone, or a place you used to know very well, but haven't thought about in years. Which then triggers a feeling of nostalgia. Yet all you're doing is reaching for the remote, but you're filled with a feeling of summers spent riding your bike around the park nearly two decades ago. Eeek! It's even weirder when I have strong memories of the layouts of video game levels I've Not played in ten years! Doubl… Continue

Added by Lloyd on July 13, 2009 at 7:43pm — No Comments

Hi guys, so you think you have comedy talent?

Hi there, noostar are always on the lookout for new comedy talent so we would like to give you the opportunity to showcase your comedic talents on Noostar.com. We are an online talent search which acts as a platform for performers of various sorts to upload footage of themselves and get some great publicity. Noostar is based in England but it is open to anyone in the world. We have already found some great comedy performers who have done really well and even have gone on to have successful car… Continue

Added by Noostar Showtheworld on July 1, 2009 at 3:40pm — 2 Comments

London Venues....

Hello all, I am currently in the market for a pub venue which my fledgling comedy group can call home... We would need a private space (function room, basement, vault etc) for a couple of hours a week where we could talk, perform, rehearse and write etc, and then we would stick around for a few drinks/food etc. (Probably a Mon or Tue night). Then once a month (or every couple of months) we would do a showcase, and pack the room with punters eager to laugh and spend their hard earned cash on ex… Continue

Added by Lucy Watson on June 22, 2009 at 5:13pm — 2 Comments

Were you aware...

I just created a group, for people in Brighton, only because that's where I live! So if you're in Brighton why not add yourself? You've got some nerve not adding yourself yet buddy! If you don't live in Brighton (which does not compute by the way!) why not create your own local group, it's-a easy! Cheers M'dears, Lloyd Continue

Added by Lloyd on June 16, 2009 at 7:03pm — No Comments

Comic Book Artists/Illustrators needed for Zombie Raper - The Comic!

For several years now Zombie Raper has been a side project of a couple of friends (and myself tagging along as Zombie Rapers first groupie), initially being a script for the greatest film never made, we have gone through a few different incarnations. After several stops and starts and a long time on the back-burner whilst we all worked on other projects, we have decided to ressurect Zombie Raper into a comic book and are currently re-writing it to suit the medium. Our major stumbling block is… Continue

Added by Lee Cooper on June 13, 2009 at 5:26pm — No Comments

Ahh, holiday!

I'm on hols this week, woot! It's awesome to be not doing work! Continue

Added by Lloyd on June 11, 2009 at 5:15pm — No Comments

Endorse it in Dorset Festival 2009

Exciting news... I have been booked to perform on the Saturday night at the Endorse it in Dorset Festival on August 8th This is the first year that there has been a Comedy Tent and the line up is fantastic. Amongst others, there are Bentley, Ian Cognito, Del Strain, Susan Murray, Susan Vale, Hacksaw and Lobotomy, Paul B Edward and Tim Ewins. I'm the penultimate act on the Saturday night, just before the hilarious Ashley Frieze. I'd love to see you th… Continue

Added by Keith Malda on June 6, 2009 at 2:47pm — 2 Comments

Optimus

My friend Andrew is the first person in my group of friends to be expecting a child! Exciting times, and he somewhat foolishly told me about it, and I code-named the foetus. Its name is Optimus, or, "The Prime-Meister." Optimus has four hearts, plus subsidiaries; Optimus is a Double Time Lord. Optimus will be the teacher's son, so no-one can make fun of Optimus. Optimus will be the pillar of the community, those who don't want Optimus will want to be Optimus. Optimus will be fearsome to behold.… Continue

Added by Jamie Roberts on June 4, 2009 at 12:10am — No Comments

A little project for BNC

Because of this: Joke review boosts T-shirt sales and the comments on this: Paul Ross 20in Canvas Print, i want to start a little project for Brand New Comedy, a writing excersise. We will pick an amazon (.com or .co.uk) item, and all write a commen… Continue

Added by Lloyd on May 21, 2009 at 2:24pm — 10 Comments

The Plot Thickens or Tales from an Expanding Allotment

I am shocked to the very core of my being that Plotkin, he of many curries and oodles of strong stout, has not joined me on my 'followers' page. Plotkin: to whom I proffered endless supplies of Twixes, HobNobs, bumper packs of KitKats and Nescafe Gold Blend in order to make writing in his oubliette in Brighton a conducive and much more pleasurable task. Plotkin, the trekkie and Sci-Fi devotee, who googled my Commander Urcoh/Babylon 5 comment on twitter and made me puce with embarrassment by his… Continue

Added by Diana Grey Wyatt on May 21, 2009 at 2:10pm — 9 Comments

Did you know?

I've just found out that i (or any member) can add photos or videos by emailing them directly to the site! If you go to settings on the left, you can see at the bottom, your special email address, allowing you to send stuff straight from iPhones (and that). 'Mazin! Continue

Added by Lloyd on May 18, 2009 at 6:09pm — No Comments

Finito

So... that's it then. Twelve years of schooling. Ah. I remember when I were a wee lass, my first day of school. I hid behind my mum in her hippy clothes because my cardigan wasn't the same colour as everyone elses. Bless my mother for forcing individuality on me. And I remember playing out in the playground with other children I didn't know or like. Not a care in the world. This all came back to me yesterday as I was making the bracing walk across the playground to the FatBiologyMan's room. Now.… Continue

Added by Jessie Doherty on May 14, 2009 at 5:19pm — 6 Comments

A small blog on being bashed by a thought, how animals want to kill us, how, really, we should all call him Gordy, and other such lunacies.

I was in Costa Coffee again, and a thought struck me. (This happens too often - I wish they'd stop striking me & leave me to my mind numbing boredom once in a while.) Anyway, the thought that smacked me down good this time was how stupid we've all been. The animal kingdom has been involved in a conspiracy to kill us all and we've been sat around discussing the benefits of face masks and making jokes about flying pigs! Those swines that be the subject of our sniggers are currently indulging i… Continue

Added by Elena Sergi on May 14, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Stuff!

Can I get my twitters to this site?...if this is n't clear the smoke got in my eyes! Continue

Added by maureenoconnell on May 14, 2009 at 1:03am — No Comments

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