The UK Live Comedy Sector Survey is back and your voice matters.
Last year’s survey helped push comedy into political conversations and proved the sector's £1bn value to the UK economy. Let’s go even further.
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📅 Deadline: 18th August 2025
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Comedy Afloat: Reflections on The Floating Fringe in York There’s nothing quite like telling jokes on a barge. The room’s intimate, the ceiling’s low, and the only heckle you fear is from a passing ...

New blog post: Comedy Afloat – exploring venue, voice, and performance theory via York’s Floating Fringe.
Stand-up in a barge as a live case study in the Comedic Multiform.
Full reflection: www.ruddygreatcomedy.co.uk/2025/07/come...
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Every heckler putdown, every mic check, every compere intro—it’s not improv, it’s tradition. Stand-up is memetic culture, live and looping. #ComedyResearch #MemeticsOnStage