“This flamboyant potato!” | The Dark Room is the single greatest live text-based adventure game comedy show you’ll ever see

You awake to find yourself in a dark room. John Robertson, dressed in a fashion reminiscent of a kinky barbarian, yells at you in a booming voice, not unlike that of Scar from The Lion King, inviting you to choose one of four options displayed on a screen before you. Your decision will decide your … Continue reading “This flamboyant potato!” | The Dark Room is the single greatest live text-based adventure game comedy show you’ll ever see

“My secret? Just fucking go for it! No guts, no glory!” | Randolph Tempest on the risks you take to make great comedy

Tell us about you/your act. What now? That would be preposterous! Another time… perhaps. How did you get into comedy? There was a door with a sign on saying, ‘DO NOT ENTER’. I opened that door. That door lead to comedy. Take us through the relationship between your art and Tesco’s. There is no relationship! … Continue reading “My secret? Just fucking go for it! No guts, no glory!” | Randolph Tempest on the risks you take to make great comedy

“If you need to trample on the oppressed for a laugh you’re a shit comedian.” | Bobbie Jones talks queerness, confidence and safe space comedy

Tell us about you/your act. I honestly never know how to describe my act. When I was depressed a few years ago it was incredibly deadpan and dark; now that I have realised that I am queer, my comedy centres less around how shit I am at flirting with boys and more about LGBTQ* stuff. … Continue reading “If you need to trample on the oppressed for a laugh you’re a shit comedian.” | Bobbie Jones talks queerness, confidence and safe space comedy