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Women un-gagged at grass roots level

We are always thrilled when we get great coverage for our events and over the last few weeks, we’ve had some particularly great press for both the Funny Women Awards and our Brighton Nights showcase at Komedia.

Sarah Rainey wrote in the Telegraph about one of Awards heats and paid credit to comedy at ‘grass roots’ level. She writes this about our show:

“What struck me most was the variety of acts. From a hotpants-wearing duo to an Australian call-centre worker, an Austrian making jokes about Josef Fritzl and a ukulele-playing mother-of-two, these were female comedians like none I’d seen before. Instead of giving squeaky-clean, polished – and, frankly, dull – performances, they were rude, likeable and, actually, really funny.”

She goes on to say in respect of her preference for male rather than female comics: “I may still prefer Michael McIntyre to Sarah Millican, but there’s a lot of taboo-breaking female comedy out there that deserves recognition. With so many emerging female comics determined to make their mark, the country’s funny women could well be having the last laugh.”

We couldn’t agree more! Read the full article from the Telegraph HERE.

In Brighton, we regularly sell out our Brighton Nights showcase but we’re always happy to squeeze in a few members of the media! This account from BroadwayBaby.com cheered us no end! All credit to Julie Jepson for her brilliant booking, and new producer, Rosanna Farrar who makes sure the night goes with a swing. The proof is in the pudding as Jessica Lax’s review demonstrates.

“One problem that I find with comedy is making sure that everyone’s tastes are catered to,” Jessica writes. “There’s always the prude who blushes at the dirty jokes or the more outgoing ones, shouting out alternative, ruder punch lines and it seems unavoidable that someone’s sense of humour is left unsatisfied. However, search no longer because this comedy show provides something for everyone!”

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves, so ‘thank you’ BroadwayBaby.com. Read the full article HERE.