Booking guides, comedy night know-how and news from the roster.
The same comedy set lands differently depending on where it sits in your running order. A practical look at post-dessert, pre-awards, mid-afternoon and late-night slots.
Read Post →A plain-English guide to the comedy technical rider: mic, PA, lighting, stage and sightlines, plus a list of tech questions to send your venue before the event.
Read Post →What sits inside a comedian's fee, which parts of your event brief push it up or down, and how to get a quote you can take to finance.
Read Post →A look inside the warm-up comedian's job at a studio recording, from housekeeping to filling retakes, and what the credit tells you when you are booking for a filmed event.
Read Post →Open air breaks up laughter, so festival and outdoor comedy bills need shorter sets, more acts and a compere with real authority. What to change, and what to ask production.
Read Post →Olaf Falafel won the (Some Guy Called) Dave Joke of the Fringe 2026 with three jokes in the top ten. Here is how corporate bookers should read a joke award.
Read Post →Clean means at least three different things on the sports dinner circuit. Here is how to define it before you book, and what to tell the agency about who is in the room.
Read Post →The last fortnight of Edinburgh Fringe 2026 decides who is available, and at what price, for autumn and Christmas events. Here is what the news means for corporate bookers.
Read Post →A practical guide for hotels and resorts on building a recurring comedy night that sells midweek covers, drives bed nights and stops Tuesday to Thursday running empty.
Read Post →A halfway update on Edinburgh Fringe 2026 for event planners: what the awards actually signal, why a five-star hour is not a five-star after-dinner set, and how to use August to scout.
Read Post →The 2026 Edinburgh Comedy Awards judging panel includes Netflix, BBC Studios and Audible. Here is what that pipeline does to comedian fees, availability and name recognition for corporate bookers.
Read Post →Dominic Holland won the Perrier Best Newcomer in 1993 and is now widely known as Tom Holland's dad. His career is a useful lesson in what actually makes a comedian work in a corporate room.
Read Post →Student union comedy nights fail for different reasons than corporate gigs do. Here is what changes when your audience can walk out, your venue is a bar, and your committee turns over every year.
Read Post →Reading out winners is about five minutes of a host's job. Here is what a professional awards host actually handles, from running order recovery to protecting your finish time.
Read Post →A practical timeline for booking a comedian for your corporate Christmas party, why December Thursdays and Fridays vanish first, and what to do if you have left it late.
Read Post →After-dinner speakers and stand-up comedians do different jobs. Here is how to tell them apart, and how to work out which one fits your room, your running order and your audience.
Read Post →A practical guide to telling your comedian what not to touch, without flattening the set. How to separate real no-go areas from nerves, and who should sign it off.
Read Post →Cruise audiences and land venues reward different skills. Here is what actually separates a reliable ship act from a strong club comic, and how to vet for it.
Read Post →Booking corporate comedy is the highest-stakes entertainment decision most event planners make. Here is how to get it right first time.
Read Post →Clean comedy is not the safe option - it is the smart one. Here is why family friendly comedy nights consistently outsell edgier bills.
Read Post →Skip the research - tell us the room and we will match the comedian.
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