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31-05-2023, 01:02 AM | #1 | |||
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The TV Channel Dave
has pulled out. Fed up, of wasting their CASH [The prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards might not go ahead in August, and their long-term survival is uncertain. This mirth-free news is being revealed today by their organiser Nica Burns, who has been unable to secure a title sponsor and is now reaching out for wider support. “I’m hoping it’s not a crisis, but a crossroads,” she says. Initially, and fondly, known as “The Perrier” – and still sometimes referred to as that – even though the French mineral-water brand hasn’t been associated with the awards since 2005, the award “for the funniest, most outstanding” act on the Edinburgh Fringe has had four other headline sponsors in its time, including Foster’s Lager, Lastminute.com and latterly the digital TV channel Dave. The list of former winners and nominees is such a roster of comedy talent that those supporting the awards acquire kudos by association, whether it be the Cambridge Footlights in 1981; Frank Skinner, Lee Evans and The League of Gentlemen in the 1990s; Russell Kane in 2010; or New Zealand’s Rose Matafeo in 2018. Burns, who co-owns theatre group Nimax, has run the awards since 1984. There have been controversies in the past. In 2001, some leading comedians (including the inaugural winner, Emma Thompson) advocated a boycott of the awards to protest Nestlé (which bought Perrier in 1992) and its sales of powdered baby-milk in developing countries. And eyebrows were raised at the attempt to dub the awards the “if.comeddies” to flag the support of online banking service Intelligent Finance in 2007. There have been hiatuses in corporate support, too, with Burns, live comedy’s greatest cheerleader, twice stepping in to meet the costs. But those costs are now c £200,000, a figure she can’t meet herself. Why is it such a large amount, given the prize-money (£10,000 for the main award, £5,000 for the Newcomer and the Panel prize)? Aside from the expected glitz at the ceremony itself, it’s what happens behind the scenes that counts: a quasi-military operation to ensure a 10-strong panel of experts, industry insiders and selected members of the public, plus a large team of “scouts”, can scour the festival – assessing around 750 eligible shows in 2019, and 570 in 2022 when the Fringe returned post-Covid. That administrative army needs accommodating and renting in the Scottish capital has become a lot more expensive.] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/...g-crisis-news/ Was Debated last night on BBC Newsnight now on 2 channels. Last edited by arista; 27-07-2023 at 04:52 PM. |
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31-05-2023, 04:13 AM | #2 | |||
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the reason is that big firms arent prepared to put money behind someone that could end up being controversial. It's bad publicity these days
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27-07-2023, 04:50 PM | #3 | |||
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It will cost a Comedian
£30,000 just to go to it Gail Porter is going talking about how she was sectioned. She has Friends she can stay with. Ch5HDnews Live Report. |
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27-07-2023, 04:52 PM | #4 | |||
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Some might say
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27-07-2023, 04:58 PM | #5 | |||
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27-07-2023, 05:04 PM | #6 | |||
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£30,000 for a Act to enter has halted loads from going Far too Expensive |
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27-07-2023, 05:13 PM | #7 | |||
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27-07-2023, 05:18 PM | #8 | |||
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Give her a chance
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27-07-2023, 05:46 PM | #9 | |||
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Some might say
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06-08-2023, 12:56 PM | #10 | |||
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SkyNewsHD has done a report on the Fringe
If they do not make money on this one, they can not pay back the big loan. So 2024 may not go ahead |
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