When live comedy was illegal... : Features 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
When live comedy was illegal... - Chortle editor Steve Bennett on his ten most memorable gigs of 2021
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The very first comedy gig of 2021 : Reviews 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Steve Bennett joins Angel Comedy's cheeky midnight gig as lockdown eases Comedy’s often best when it feels illicit – and gathering at midnight to partake of an activity banned by the government for the past five months certainly seems rebellious. But it was a speakeasy, London’s Bill Murray venue was a very compliant one, with all the sadly familiar faff of socially distanced queues and seating, app check-ins, masks when moving around, and so on. Pity the couple who turned up on spec without tickets: the world is currently stacked against such reckless spontaneity. In sticking to th...
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'Really moving' to perform first post-lockdown comedy show
'Really moving' to perform first post-lockdown comedy show By Ian Youngs image copyrightChristian Sayers image captionBarry Ferns: "It's been an extraordinarily difficult year because what we do became illegal" Performing live to an audience again was "really quite moving", according to a comedian who put on a show as soon as lockdown rules were eased at midnight. Barry Ferns, who co-founded the Angel Comedy club at The Bill Murray pub in Islington, London, said it was "such a relief" to get back on stage. He was one of six comedians who performed for an audience of 45 people - half the usual...
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'How do I make people laugh again?' The first post-lockdown comedy club
Comedian Barry Ferns put on a show as soon as lockdown rules were eased at one minute past midnight.
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We couldn't wait! Comedy club to reopen at 00.01 on Monday : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Bill Murray venue jumps on lockdown relaxation Comedy clubs are wasting no time in reopening once Covid lockdown restrictions relax on Monday. And London’s Bill Murray is taking that to extremes, opening bang on midnight for its – and indeed the UK’s – first live indoor comedy gig of the year. Comic Barry Ferns, co-founder of Angel Comedy Club that runs the venue, told Chortle: ‘The idea actually came from a joke - as a lot of our ideas come from! ‘In a meeting someone said, "May 17? Let’s do a gig at one minute past midnight, on May 17." Everyone laughed. Then there was a ...
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