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1. 1. Comic strip presents Kitty Cointreau

   CityLife, Friday 10 June 2011 Burlesque and stand up are on the same bill, writes Marissa Burgess.

2. 2. Interview: Phil Ellis

   CityLife, Friday 17 December 2010 Over the festive period, one of the many gigs in which comedian Phil Ellis will be appearing at the Frog And Bucket comedy club is new act night Beat The Frog, where a comic can be removed from the stage by an audience vote – a weekly event that he frequently comperes.

3. 3. Interview: John Simmit

   CityLife, Friday 23 July 2010 The comedian talks to Marissa Burgess about why people go into stand-up comedy - and how he fell into his furst compering job.

4. 4. Interview: Count Arthur Strong (aka Steve Delaney)

   CityLife, Friday 12 February 2010 Marissa Burgess meets a legend of light entertainment.

5. 5. Interview: Jenny Éclair

   CityLife, Friday 22 January 2010 JENNY Éclair has spent the last few months in and out of posh hotels on tour with the second stage version of Grumpy Old Women – based on the BBC TV series. Only trouble is, it’s spoilt her somewhat.

6. 6. Marissa's Edinburgh Fringe Blog - help me, I'm flagging!

   CityLife, Friday 28 August 2009 WELL this week it seems to be the body that’s packing up as well as the mind. Turns out that the left knee isn’t fond of the undulating landscape of the Scottish capital. Oh well.

7. 7. Delaney's Count Arthur Strong is uncannily accurate

   CityLife, Sunday 01 March 2009 “I’M looking more and more like Arthur these days,” laments Steve Delaney of his alter ego Count Arthur Strong.

8. 8. Unorthodox Comic FX is a treat

   CityLife, Saturday 10 January 2009 It shouldn't work but it does. Not just this review's words but also the words of the Royal Exchange's press officer John Goodfellow. As most comedians know to their despair most comedy nights set up in the corner of a public space (usually a bar or pub...

9. 9. 2008: A great comedy vintage

   CityLife, Sunday 21 December 2008 RATHER than faffing about with a dithery hiatus worrying whether people have the money or the inclination to get their bums down to a comedy night so early in the year, 2008 didn’t pause to mess about.

10. 10. Roy's eyes have it

    CityLife, Thursday 17 July 2008 ADMIT it, how many of you turned to this page and exclaimed, `Oh it's the fella who used to present Catchphrase on the telly?'

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