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Bobby Carroll
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Live Writer for British Comedy Guide
Movie Blogger at bcmoviediary.com
My Comedy Substack https://edinburghlaughterbulletin.substack.com/
Edinburgh based
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@twoptwips.bsky.social TERRORISTS bamboozle bomb disposal units by making your next explosives with the little tiny screws they use for Christmas decorations battery packs that no screwdriver ever fits
The latest edition of the Edinburgh Laughter Bulletin is now live.

Check out Paul McDaneil‘s Minterview

My gig report: Open Comedy at Artisan Roast

And recommendations for shows at The Stsnd, Monkey Barrel, Queen’s Hall and Hot Comedy

edinburghlaughterbulletin.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
My latest diary for British Comedy Guide is now up

Rachel Galvo
Aurie Styla

“Bobby witnesses a newish act already on tour and questions whether the marketing has overtaken the end product. Later, he feels on far safer ground with an assured pair of comedy hands.”

www.comedy.co.uk/people/bobby...
January 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
My final comedy diary of 2024 is now up at British Comedy Guide

featuring
Chris Cantrill
Kevin Quantum
The Art Of Illusion
& Daiquiri Dusk

www.comedy.co.uk/live/feature...
December 31, 2024 at 6:58 AM
The Christmas Bumper Issue of Edinburgh Laughter Bulletin is out now!

My Best of 2024
A Minterview with Hannah Campbell
& an in-depth preview of Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2025

Link in bio // Please Subscribe
December 22, 2024 at 10:48 PM
My latest movie diary includes Conclave, Happy Gilmore, Sabrina and The Teacher’s Lounge

bcmoviediary.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:42 AM
@twoptwips.bsky.social TERRORISTS bamboozle bomb disposal units by making your next explosives with the little tiny screws they use for Christmas decorations battery packs that no screwdriver ever fits
December 1, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Reposted by Bobby Carroll

My latest diary piece for British Comedy Guide is now live featuring write ups on Red Richardson, Kathleen Hughes and Andrew Maxwell. Thanks to Monkey Barrel Comedy, Gilded Balloon and Western General Hospital for helping to make it happen

www.comedy.co.uk/live/feature...
November 23, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Reposted by Bobby Carroll
Which Booker novel was rejected because some people at the publishing house didn't like the characters?

What winner chose his publisher "I had not many other options, frankly"?

I had great fun writing this piece about rejected Booker books:

thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
The Booker Prize-nominated books that were rejected by publishers | The Booker Prizes
John Self explores some of the most famous titles that were initially turned down by publishers, and speaks to editors, authors and agents about why those books struggled to secure a deal
thebookerprizes.com
May 30, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Read our mini interview with the fantastic Sam Lake in the latest Edinburgh Laughter Bulletin

edinburghlaughterbulletin.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Reposted by Bobby Carroll
Don't know if this has been covered other than on downthetubes dot net and Facebook, but:

Mega City Comics in London is closing down in January of next year (unless they find a buyer) 😓

Tis sad, its a nice little shop inside of a thriving part of London
November 23, 2024 at 3:45 PM

My latest diary piece for British Comedy Guide is now live featuring write ups on Red Richardson, Kathleen Hughes and Andrew Maxwell. Thanks to Monkey Barrel Comedy, Gilded Balloon and Western General Hospital for helping to make it happen

www.comedy.co.uk/live/feature...
November 23, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Bobby Carroll’s latest gig report for Edinburgh Laughter Bulletin sees him head down for a Friday night at The Stand. Carey Marx, Elaine Robertson and more dazzle at the original home of live stand-up in the capital.

edinburghlaughterbulletin.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:51 AM
The latest Edinburgh Laughter Bulletin has gig recommendations galore starting with Good Egg Comedy at Dragonfly which is only a quid tonight.

Then check things out at Frankenstein Pub, The Stand and Monkey Barrel

Click that link

edinburghlaughterbulletin.substack.com/p/edinburgh-...
November 21, 2024 at 1:30 PM
My latest Edinburgh Laughter Bulletin is now available on Substack

substack.com/@edinburghla...

You can read my gig report from a Friday night at the legendary The Stand comedy club featuring Elaine Robertson and Carey Marx.

A mini interview with Sam Lake.

Plus 8 gig recommendations
November 18, 2024 at 9:49 AM
BOBBY DAVRO! BOBBY DAVRO!

My Edinburgh Fringe
diary is up at British Comedy Guide

also feat

Harriet Kemsley 🦥
Stephen Carlin 🐀
Madeline Rowe 🗡️
Paulina Lenoir 💃🏼

www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2024/...
Bobby Davro / Harriet Kemsley / Paulina Lenoir - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary - British Comedy Guide
Comedy memories are one of the true yardstick of Bobby's life. Here he finally gets to experience an old childhood favourite in the flesh, two acts he remembers fondly from his glory days on the Londo...
www.comedy.co.uk
August 18, 2024 at 4:51 AM
My Fringe Diary for British Comedy Guide started this week

This entry covers
Alexandra Haddow
Mark Nelson
Michael Odewale
& Alfie Brown

www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2024/...
Alexandra Haddow / Mark Nelson / Alfie Brown - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary - British Comedy Guide
Politics! Racism! Redemption! Words have power and words are a stand-ups greatest tool. Bobby experiences shows where every single syllable has been considered and others that sprawl with a devil may ...
www.comedy.co.uk
August 11, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Part 2 of my @GlasgowComedy Festival Diary for @BritishComedy Guide

www.comedy.co.uk/live/feature...

Featuring
Grubby Little Mitts
Smutty Letters
Mekkin Roff
Richard Brown
Grubby Little Mitts / Smutty Letters / Mekkin Roff / Richard Brown - Bobby Carroll's Glasgow Festival Diary - British Comedy Guide
Bobby explores some of the alternative spaces performers are making their own in Glasgow; a dilapidated music hall, an intimate cabaret venue and a bar with heart and soul.
www.comedy.co.uk
March 30, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Reposted by Bobby Carroll
You're in a corridor with four doorways off the side
March 30, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Glasgow International Comedy Festival gets diarized for British Comedy Guide here

www.comedy.co.uk/live/feature...

Part One includes
Caroline Rhea
Casey Patmore
George Anderson
Eddie French

the rain the rain the rain the rain
Caroline Rhea / Casey Patmore / George Anderson / Eddie French - Bobby Carroll's Glasgow Festival Diary - British Comedy Guide
www.comedy.co.uk
March 27, 2024 at 11:51 AM
This month's live diary for British Comedy Guide sees me see

Garth Marenghi
Jess Fostekew
Josh Pugh

Check it out

www.comedy.co.uk/live/feature...
Garth Marenghi / Jessica Fostekew / Josh Pugh - Bobby Carroll's Live Comedy Diary - British Comedy Guide
Bobby has one helluva month seeing a cult favourite spoof it up, an old favourite on rare form and a new favourite step things up a gear.
www.comedy.co.uk
March 19, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Top deck of a bus on Princes Street Edinburgh Feb 2024
February 23, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Oxgangs Road North, Edinburgh Feb 2024
February 22, 2024 at 3:07 PM
My latest Comedy Diary for British Comedy Guide is now out

Olga Koch
Michael Welch
Gareth Mutch
Marc Jennings

www.comedy.co.uk/live/feature...
February 17, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Reposted by Bobby Carroll
Today, I wrote about Francis Ford Coppola's last Hollywood film, THE RAINMAKER, and how he finds himself in a for-hire job: thereveal.substack.com/p/working-th...
Working the System: On Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Rainmaker'
The great director's last Hollywood film may have been a mercenary project, but he got something more out of it.
thereveal.substack.com
February 6, 2024 at 6:39 PM