Beehive – The Velvet Onion

Onion at the Fringe: Sarah Kendall

The Edinburgh Fringe is fast approaching, and with a host of TVO favourites leading the charge throughout August, we are highlighting the shows you simply have to see. As well as a smattering of interviews, we’ll be bringing you a range of preview ‘Soapbox’ pieces, in which a member of [...]

July 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

Onion Talking: Sarah Kendall on Touchdown

Acclaimed stand-up comic Sarah Kendall returns to The Soho Theatre with the final run for her smash-hit show Touchdown this week, running from Tuesday 24th to Saturday 28th February. With her follow up show, A Day in October, due to launch at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in [...]

February 21, 2015 // 4 Comments

Funny Fortnight Favourites: Beehive Remembered

During Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight, we thought it’d be a good idea to look back at some of the TVO related shows in their archives. Here, our editor in chief turns his attention to oft-neglected sketch show Beehive, to see if it’s worthy of a reappraisal. In December, 2008, a [...]

August 19, 2012 // 1 Comment

Peeling The Onion: Alice Lowe

You may not know the name, but the face will be instantly familiar. Over the past decade, Alice Lowe has been quietly making a name for herself, working with the cream of British comedy talent and crafting her own unique and utterly hilarious take on the world. Now, Lowe has teamed up with [...]

February 19, 2010 // 2 Comments