Lucy Porter

Just The Tonic Add 128 New Shows To Their 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Programme
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2024

Just The Tonic's 2024 Edinburgh Fringe programme has announced 128 incredible shows so far with tickets on sale now. It offers a diverse range of performances from award-winning acts from the UK (including of course Scottish talent) and internationally from both established performers and exciting newcomers.

Over 1,300 Performances Added to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2024

A new batch of shows to be staged at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been revealed. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Pussy Riot Will Launch Gulbenkian Arts Centre's New 2022/23 Season This Autumn
by Stephi Wild - Jun 21, 2022

From the heart of Kent, Gulbenkian Arts Centre present their eclectic 2022/23 season with some of the performing arts industries biggest names including Pussy Riot, The Foreign Office, 1927 and Improbable.

EDINBURGH 2022: Lucy Porter Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jun 20, 2022

BWW catches up with Lucy Porter to chat about bringing Wake-Up Call to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sir Keir Starmer, Jeremy Corbyn, and Nadine Dorries Will Appear at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2022

Following the incredible 23 shows announced as part of the Pleasance Futures season, the third and largest official on-sale brings a host of incredible acts to the Pleasance this summer.  With returning Edinburgh Comedy award-winners, international companies, exciting new companies and debut comics, music, cabaret, live podcasts and children's work. 

SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? Finalists Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2021

Gilded Balloon have announced the ten incredibly talented new comedians who have made it through to this year's Grand Final of So You Think You're Funny?

Underbelly's London Wonderground At Earls Court Announces Line-up For Their New Summer Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 7, 2021

London Wonderground, the major new summer festival in Earls Court, on the former Earls Court 2 Exhibition Centre site, produced by Underbelly, today announces the first shows of its spectacular 2021 programme, which sees the very best in comedy, music, circus and family entertainment across its spectacular Big Top and the iconic upside-down purple cow, Udderbelly.

Gilded Balloon Launch SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? 2021
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2021

Gilded Balloon will be bringing the UK's longest running comedy newcomer competition back for its 33rd year! After a one-year hiatus, the So You Think You're Funny? competition will take place online for the first time in its history.

Mel Giedroyc, Divina de Campo, Nick Helm, and Tim Vine Sign on For Isolation Song Contest
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2020

The cancellation of this year's Eurovision Song Contest left a continentally huge cultural gap but comedian and Eurovizh fan Tom Taylor has big plans to fill that gap with the very first Isolation Song Contest.

Where To Get Your Cultural Fix Online
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 19, 2020

As we all adjust to the new, strange reality, online entertainment and education has become even more vital. There are a wave of new initiatives and offers coming in all the time, but here is a short guide of where to start in your online theatre and entertainment fix.

Stars Of Comedy, Music and Science Join Online For THE STAY AT HOME FESTIVAL
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2020

In a world where live performance has all but disappeared for the moment, Robin Ince and those clever people at The Cosmic Shambles Network have come up with an ingenious plan to banish our housebound boredom and keep us all entertained.

Lucy Porter Comes to Swindon With BE PREPARED
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2020

After a very successful run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, peoples favourite Lucy Porter is back on the road with her 15th solo hour of stand-up comedy. Not resting on her laurels after giving those fifteen hours of entertainment to the world (that's the equivalent of 5 Bravehearts or 9.57 Trainspottings) she's returning with Be Prepared - a show all about dealing with life's difficulties.

Lucy Porter's BE PREPARED to Embark on UK Spring Tour
by Julie Musbach - Aug 12, 2019

After a very successful run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, peoples favourite Lucy Porter is back on the road with her 15th solo hour of stand-up comedy. Not resting on her laurels after giving those fifteen hours of entertainment to the world (that's the equivalent of 5 Bravehearts or 9.57 Trainspottings) she's returning with Be Prepared - a show all about dealing with life's difficulties.

The Pleasance Announces Another Batch of Shows
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2019

This incredible roster of shows joins the 20 recently announced shows supported by the Pleasance Futures programme, including this year's winners of the Charlie Hartill Special Theatre Reserve Fund and Comedy Reserve Fund, marking Pleasance's commitment to nurturing talent and supporting ambition. It's time to get your highlighters out and start booking some of these amazing 140 plus shows.

Bound and Gagged Comedy Presents LUCY PORTER: PASS IT ON
by Stephi Wild - Apr 9, 2019

Lucy Porter is going on an extensive UK tour with her brilliantly funny stand-up show Pass It On from the 2nd February until 31st May, following the show's debut at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Her previous Edinburgh show Choose Your Battles won Forth FM's Forth at the Fringe award - it's the second time Lucy has won this prestigious gong - and Pass It On takes Lucy on another hilarious journey through the ups and downs of life.

EDINBURGH 2018: Comedy Safe From Forced Audience Participation
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 18, 2018

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue blogs about comedy at this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe that doesn't involve forced participation.

Pleasance Announces 126 More Shows For Fringe Programme
by Stephi Wild - Apr 19, 2018

Today, 126 shows go on sale to join the phenomenal Pleasance programme. With a roster this diverse and exciting, you'll want to spend the whole of August in Edinburgh!

Tackroom Theatre Announces World Premiere of WHY IS THE SKY BLUE? (OR HOW TO MAKE SLIME)
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2018

tackroom theatre today announces the world premiere production, Why is the Sky Blue? (Or How to Make Slime), devised by the company around a collection of interviews with children from around the UK, it opens in The Little at Southwark Playhouse on 1 May, with previews from 26 April and runs until 19 May.

Southbank Centre's Imagine Children's Festival Returns For A Seventeenth Year
by Stephi Wild - Nov 27, 2017

Southbank Centre's annual multi-arts Imagine Children's Festival returns for its seventeenth year from 7-18 February 2018, with twelve days of jam-packed fun over half-term week for children and their families. With storytelling at its heart, this year's programme includes a specially curated Royal Festival Hall event celebrating the world's leaders and pioneers who have changed the world, to inspire the next generation of young changemakers.

Leicester Comedy Festival Announces 2018 Line-Up Featuring Over 800 Events and More
by BWW News Desk - Nov 1, 2017

Leicester Comedy Festival (7th 25th February) today launches its 2018 festival line-up with a bumper 164 page brochure, featuring 836 events across 69 venues, performed by 613 comedians and performers; an increase of 8.5% on last year.