Hugh Laurie Brings the House Down
Nothing validates the social construction of celebrity more than the efforts by those who have been elevated to such a status to utilise it for a worthy cause. Increasingly, it seems, such individuals are more […]
Articles by Douglas Morgan
Bally Brilliant Bristol Improv Intimate Incredible Inevitabilities
A question, dear reader, a quiz if you will: what are the two most terrifying words in the entirety of the English language? ‘Serial’ and ‘killer’? ‘Student’ and ‘loan’? ‘Darth’ and ‘Vader’? ‘Ant’ and ‘Dec’? […]
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Festen, the perfect antidote to traditional Fringe silliness
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: these days, the Fringe seems to be principally about comedy. I’ve encountered dozens of stand-ups peddling their wares over the course of the festival, and a […]
Fringe Review: Aberdeen University Comedy Society’s Superbly Silly Sketch Show
To my mind, there are two kinds of Fringe: there is ‘mainstream Fringe’, established and semi-established acts performing in established venues, and then there is ‘fringe Fringe’, as epitomised by festivals such as the Stratford-Upon-Avon […]