Dan Clark
With the Edinburgh Festival looming, the time has come for preview season to hit the land, and a number of TVO regulars – some of which are usually confined to the London area – are out and about and possibly in your area! First up, Dan Clark will be previewing his Edinburgh show Me,
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July 7, 2014 // 0 Comments
For three weeks every year thousands of shows from the worlds of comedy, theatre and anything else you can think of descend on Edinburgh for the largest arts festival in the world. The full programme for the Edinburgh Fringe 2014 has now been launched and of course there are many TVO regulars
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June 17, 2014 // 0 Comments
Following hot on the heels of the award-winning Hunderby, Julia Davis has been working on a new pilot for Channel 4. Morning Has Broken follows the story of Gail Sinclair, the star of daily television programme, Good Morning… with Gail Sinclair. After eight years of high ratings and
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April 18, 2014 // 3 Comments
Perennial TVO favourite Dan Clark has been warming up for his forthcoming Soho gigs. Velveteer Paulyne was able to sneek a peek at his new material; here’s her report: After a long day, one thing that very much hits the spot is a large pizza in a pub and some comedy. I made my way to Aces
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April 17, 2014 // 1 Comment
It’s been a while since we last witnessed Rich Fulcher live on stage in the UK; even longer since we saw him hosting a chaotic selection of his comedy mates in a show. Fulchfest, the legendary Kentish Town comedy night that Rich fronted a few years ago is but a distant (and sadly missed)
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December 9, 2013 // 1 Comment
Comedy guru Harry Deansway has unleashed his latest project, featuring TVO’s very own Rich Fulcher and Dan Clark. The former editor of much-missed scene mag The Fix turned stand-up genius, club impresario and occasional blog-ranter runs regular comedy night Shambles – a night often
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November 18, 2013 // 1 Comment
Today saw the release of Dan Clark‘s debut album, Dan Clark & The Difficult Three. Velveteer Paulyne has been savouring its delights, and brings you her review, below: This day was bound to come. Dan Clark has made no secret of his wish to be the next Jon Bon Jovi, and after his
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July 1, 2013 // 1 Comment
The last remnants of your Easter Eggs are starting to look like wicked reminders of pure liquid gluttony. Spring is officially here, though some parts of the country seem to have swapped sunshine for snow. As you stop to take a breath, you realise this seemingly barren period in Onion Land is
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April 4, 2013 // 1 Comment
There’s a brand new comedy show with TVO connections tucked away on Sky Living later this week – so much so we almost missed it! Seriously… tell us about your shows, broadcasters! Entitled Love Matters, the six half-hour comedies are all about the ugly business of relationships.
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March 26, 2013 // 1 Comment
Dan Clark has announced himself to be the next artist using Pledge Music for the release of his comedy album! Inspired by Don Danbury’s tunes on How Not To Live Your Life and also some brand spanking new comedy corkers. Robots in Disguise and IAMX were the last of our lot to make the call out
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March 13, 2013 // 2 Comments
In 2012 we were lucky enough to get the chance to chat to a few of the artists that we write about on these pages. So here’s a look back at some of the year’s interviews – and the fascinating, colourful and revealing comments that were shared. A big thank you to everyone who
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December 31, 2012 // 0 Comments
Tough Crowd, the latest photo exhibition by Dave Brown, opens today at The Strand Gallery in central London. A collection of portraits capturing the very essence of the lonely, fragile comedian, the exhibition is in aid of the brilliant Afrikids and features a whole host of famous names
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December 5, 2012 // 1 Comment
It’s a bumper news day for Dan Clark fans and here is a summary of what’s to be expected! A trailer for Clarks upcoming UK tour with These Songs May Contain Jokes has been released! Clark begins the journey in Nottingham on 25th October with his band including Jimmy Simms and Ben
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September 27, 2012 // 0 Comments
If you have been missing the dulcet tones of Dan Clark and his band since his short stint in Soho, or you are jealous of those London-types that have only been able to see him, then you now have your chance! Clark has now begun to announce dates for his tour of These Songs May Contain Jokes and
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August 6, 2012 // 1 Comment
A couple of weeks ago The Velvet Onion was lucky enough to get the chance to talk to Dan Clark in advance of his new music-based show at the Soho Theatre. It sounded so darned good we just had to go and see it. Here’s what two of our Velveteers made of it all: Paulyne My favourite things that
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May 6, 2012 // 5 Comments
As any good peeler will know Dan Clark is performing a short run of his new show These Songs May Contain Jokes from 2nd-5th May at the Soho Theatre in London. We were lucky enough to grab a cuppa and a slice of cake with Dan as he was starting rehearsals for the show. Velveteer Mog reports: Dan
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April 24, 2012 // 3 Comments
Dan Clark will be appearing in a string of live dates at London’s Soho Theatre in May. The show, titled These Songs May Contain Jokes runs from 2nd – 5th May (inc) in the theatre’s Soho Downstairs venue. Backed by a full band, the show centres around Dan’s musical comedy output.
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March 12, 2012 // 0 Comments
So far our review of 2011 has covered January to March. Today we bring you the sequel: April to June. Aaaah, Springtime…the time of fresh starts and new beginnings! And it turned out to be a very busy time in the Booshniverse too! April April started with the news of Chris O’Dowd’s
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January 2, 2012 // 2 Comments
2011 was The Velvet Onion’s second year in operation, and whaddya know – it turned out to be quite an eventful one! If you’ve joined us more recently, or if you’ve lost a few brain cells over the festive period and can’t remember much before December, here’s
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December 31, 2011 // 5 Comments
The Velvet Onion are pleased to bring you our exclusive 2012 calendar! We’ve been working with a number of our friends both in front of the camera and behind it, to bring you twelve great shots to print out and stick up on your wall between January 1st and December 31st. With a fantastic new
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December 29, 2011 // 3 Comments
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