Bobbies do their beat on the blog
Sunderland Echo
… “The idea came about because we started using Twitter and Facebook, but we wanted something more which would get through to people. “We'll be updating it as much as we can about things that are going on and also make it a bit comic and light-hearted.”

Video Games Blamed for London Riots
WhatCulture!
First it was comic books, then violent movies, next came rap music, and now video games are the cause of all violence every where. The ironic thing is, that violent crime in North America has actually been decreasing for some time now and continued to …

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From sketches to standup: the great escape
The Guardian
Hall says he was a standup by instinct, and felt wary of being lured into sketch – until he realised "it was good for me, as a very static, deadpan comic, to be more expressive with my body, to learn to improvise". But sketch entailed compromises. …

Northwich Festival hopes for its biggest event to date
Northwich Guardian
Internationally-renowned comic Sol Bernstein is first up on the outdoor stage with his charismatic set of song and dance, comedy, magic and acting. A man who listed Elvis Presley, Judy Garland and Tommy Cooper amongst his friends, Sol has made a …

Councillor fails to see funny side of monkey joke
Gazette
Borough councillor Will Quince said it was a stupid thing for the comic to say. He said: “I don't find it particularly funny. I think he should apologise. I'm going to challenge him to come back to Colchester. “If he's man enough to say it on national …

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Edinburgh comedy notebook: Why can't performers keep their clothes on?
The Guardian (blog)
This year, off-beat cult comic Doctor Brown shows us not only his own genitals in his show Doctor Brown Because, but also those of a bloke in the front row (and surely, however drunk you are, you make at least some effort to resist when a comedian gets …

BD & Comics Passion Festival comes to London in October
Digital Arts Online
Talks include Bryan Talbot on the tradition of animals in comic books, Paul Gravett on the history of the genre, China Miéville on his love for comics, and Audrey Niffenegger on her passion for Aubrey Beardsley. There's also a masterclass by Alan Moore …

Comic v Comic: Richard & Matt
The Skinny
MF: Hello Richard, you have been doing Edinburgh longer than some of this year's acts have been alive. How has the festival changed since the old days? RH: Yes Matt. I am very old. Since 1987, when I first went up, things have changed a lot. …

Edinburgh Festival 2011: live
Telegraph.co.uk
The Real MacGuffins Pleasance Baby Grand To a soundtrack that careers from Rimsky-Korsakov to Bagpuss, Skitsophrenic sees this film-nerdy comic trio tackle the theme of “madness” in a torrent of daft sketches. If there are some conspicuous misses …
Edinburgh Festival Diary: A Celebration of Harold Pinter, the Abattoir, Child …The Independent

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Harrogate rocks around the clock!
Ripon Today
.Orb's charity music day at the Frazer Theatre for feva on Saturday, August 14 has a full-line-up of acts, both musical and poetic and comic. The bill includes The Lynch Mob, Royalty 3, The Complaints, Rory Hoy, Under the Gun, Tweak, Compere Zammo and …

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