Just want to doff my cap to the passing of the great and talented Comediene Linda Smith - who died of cancer today. Not only was she a brilliant performer, but...
... Hear hear. I had the pleasure of working with Linda Smith way way back in the late 80s when Alan Seaman and I ran a comedy club called The Monkhouse in...
Sprout presents...Premiere! Sprout return to the Pleasance Theatre, London on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th March with their show Premiere! Every night it's a...
Hi there 3 Girls in a Boat & friends return for the final time to The Comedy Pub to bring you The Sunday Supplement on Sunday 5th March. (more comedy treats...
... 00 Heaven is a very bad title, whatever you do, don't call it that. Declan's Dirty Decalogue wins by default. I would suggest an alternative, but as I have...
Don't worry Frank, I'm even worse. Titles are bastards. I'm a sucker for shitty puns, think they're great at first then it slowly, very slowly dawns on me that...
Hi all, The first Sitcom Trials experimental podcast is now online, could you check it out and tell me if it works? I've uploaded the radio version of KISS ME...
Wednesday 8th March, a great offer for you. Entrance for ONE POUND Comedy 100% improvised theatre show. Upstairs at the Wheatsheaf, Rathbone place Nearest tube...
Hi all, I know this sounds crazy but, due to some major cocking-up, I'm about to fly to Glasgow to deliver my Comic Art Masterclass, and I haven't got a school...
Well fancy that, I'm not in Glasgow after all (my flight got cancelled, so I don't fly till tonight. With taxi fares to the airport and back, plus a hotel room...
Thanks to the SitsVaccers who've given me feedback off-list. It seems no-one can get the podcast clips to play, which isn't a good start. I must admit I...
... From: <SitsVac@yahoogroups.com> To: <SitsVac@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:37 PM Subject: [SitsVac] Digest Number 2034 There are 2...
....I can download them, but Windows Media Player doesn`t recognise them as filetypes it can play.... ... Justin ... From: <SitsVac@yahoogroups.com> To:...
A newly joined member, of whom there's been a flurry recently, asks: > Wondering if there are any new Sitsvac shows in the offing. A good question, a very...
Here, as promised, are the details of the April 1st Sitcom Trials Masterclass. Go to http://www.tellynation.co.uk for active links: Saturday Night at...
I just get this message when I try to open them in Quicktime: ERROR -2003: a data handler need by the movie could not be found I'm not sure that helps much? ...
Hello dear Sitsvaccers, Myself and my comedy chum Ben have just started gigging our sketch act in preparation for an hour long show in April and another at the...
All the recent discussions about podcasting & other media is a reminder that live performances aren't the only way to get your work seen. Another medium is the...
Snapping playfully at the heels of "Declan's Logic," or whatever it's called now, comes "The Shunt Phenomenon". Thank you to everyone who suggested a title...
Hi all, I noticed David Bolton mentioned the Manchester short film screenings and I had an idea (I know it's unusual for me!!). Quite a few SitsVac people...
... Not only the Sitcom Trials website - but the BBC host some cracking shorts at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork They are viewable using windows media...
hello all, I'm Les, one of the organisers of the TellyNation event. If you would like to take part in the SitCom Trials Masterclass and come to the performance...
Hi all, At last, with a bit of higgery pokery, and a dose of common sense, I've managed to get the first Sitcom Trials podcasts working properly at last. ...
What a delightful piece of comedy to listen to on a Sunday afternoon - I'd forgotten all about Mark's badger rant and Toby's paperweights. And, of course,...
... afternoon - And the fun doesn't stop there. Having got KISS ME SON OF GOD successfully uploaded (cheers for the feedback there Frances) you'll now find...
I like the Shunt Phenomenon. It's an interesting and weird pastiche of the PI and the sitcom genres. Simon Shunt is a great character, suitably dead-pan,...
Blimey, it doesn't take long before people start looking at your podcasts. The Sitcom Trials podcasts (addresses below) have clocked up the following viewing...