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		<title>Rob Gilroy: Making A Stand #8</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gilroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sketch writing. It seems only fair that I discuss it this week, given the sad passing of the wonderful Eddie Braben - the man behind so many incredible Morecambe and Wise sketches.]]></description>
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		<title>Preview: Lock in at Newcastle City Hall</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As he returns to his first love – stand-up comedy – Sean Lock promises to “make you laugh like a drunken horse.”  It is no idle promise.]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: Scunthorpe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scunthorpe has been on the telly. There's a show on C4 called Skint. It purports to take an in depth look at life for those who have no money, either through their own feckless natures or due to their own feckless natures. ]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Reginald D Hunter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 10:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here he talks to Hilary Wardle about his current tour, why he’s never appeared on Mock The Week, and his recent spat with the Professional Footballer's Association.]]></description>
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		<title>Win a pair of tickets to Rockness 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The countdown is on to RockNess 2013 and here at Giggle Beats we have a pair of weekend tickets, including camping, up for grabs!]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Return of the Lumberjacks &#8211; Gala Theatre, Durham</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/review-return-of-the-lumberjacks-gala-theatre-durham/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 02:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Giggle Beats gave Return of the Lumberjacks five stars at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe – and given time to breathe it only gets better.]]></description>
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		<title>Telly Vision: Celebrity Juice and Would I Lie To You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Spencer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Telly Vision]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a week where I struggled to find much of anything on TV, I thought I’d switch gear from sitcoms to panel shows for once...]]></description>
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		<title>UK Women In Comedy Festival launches</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/women-in-comedy-festival-launches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Women In Comedy Festival will take place across Greater Manchester and the North West in October, with fifteen shows across twelve venues announced today.]]></description>
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		<title>Creased Comedy: The line-up revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/creased-comedy-the-line-up-revealed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/creased-comedy-the-line-up-revealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A free comedy festival will launch in Newcastle this summer – and today Giggle Beats can reveal the line-up.]]></description>
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		<title>Rob Gilroy: Making A Stand #7</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-7/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gilroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Making A Stand]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am going to tell you something I overheard another ‘comic’ say the other day.]]></description>
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		<title>Eddie Izzard to play Latitude 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/eddie-izzard-to-play-latitude-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/eddie-izzard-to-play-latitude-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 01:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a break from his current arena tour, Izzard will join up with Nina Conti, Richard Herring, Rubberbandits, Birthday Girls [formerly Lady Garden] and So On And So Forth, who have today been announced to play the festival.]]></description>
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		<title>Lee Evans announces 2014 arena tour</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/lee-evans-announces-2014-arena-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/lee-evans-announces-2014-arena-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lee Evans has announced a 51-date tour of the UK for 2014, with three North East dates in the pipeline.]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Stewart Francis &#8211; Part #2</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/interview-stewart-francis-part-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/interview-stewart-francis-part-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 23:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In part two Francis discusses his contemporaries, finding his comedy rhythm, his Lumberjacks re-union tour and a possible chat show...]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Stewart Francis &#8211; Part #1</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/interview-stewart-francis-part-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/interview-stewart-francis-part-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Part one of our extensive interview with one-liner king Stewart Francis...]]></description>
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		<title>Telly Vision: The Wright Way and The Job Lot</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/telly-vision-the-wright-way-and-the-job-lot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/telly-vision-the-wright-way-and-the-job-lot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Spencer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Telly Vision]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10548</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Wright Way is completely, and I mean completely, unredeemable in every conceivable way.]]></description>
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		<title>Have a Whale of a time with John</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/have-a-whale-of-a-time-with-john/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/have-a-whale-of-a-time-with-john/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10413</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[North East stand-up John Whale is to make a guest appearance at Giggle Beats’ next comedy quiz night on 3 June.]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: Ha Ha Hadrian&#8217;s Wall Walk 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/watch-ha-ha-hadrians-wall-walk-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/watch-ha-ha-hadrians-wall-walk-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 11:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10543</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The group raised £5132 for charity, but Banks hopes DVD sales for Hitting The Wall will add to that figure. The documentary will be available to buy from 30 September, priced £10.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Seymour&#8217;s Gang &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/review-seymours-gang-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/review-seymours-gang-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 02:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John-Paul Stephenson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Daft, friendly and funny, Seymour’s Gang will leave you with a smile on your face.]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Simon Munnery</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/interview-simon-munnery-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/interview-simon-munnery-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 10:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edy Hurst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Munnery talks candidly to Edy Hurst about his career - from the early days in the Footlights to TV comedy, the 'new' alternative scene, the Edinburgh Fringe, stealing Daniel Kitson's hat, his role on the Alternative Comedy Experience, his dislike of comedy clubs and more...]]></description>
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		<title>Rob Gilroy: Making A Stand #6</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gilroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Making A Stand]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Competitions, eh? Aren’t they brilliant? If you’re not winning £1.80 on a scratch card, you’re being shipped the entire contents of Bill Gates’ head by those utterly deluded people at Channel 5’s Gadget Show.]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: The Funniest Thing Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/drayton-the-funniest-thing-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/drayton-the-funniest-thing-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 11:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What's your favourite comedy moment?]]></description>
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		<title>Play: May&#8217;s Giggle Beats Comedy Quiz</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/play-mays-giggle-beats-comedy-quiz/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/play-mays-giggle-beats-comedy-quiz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Giggle Beats held its monthly comedy quiz at The Hancock in Newcastle. Here are the questions, minus our music round. How would you have fared?]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Gary Delaney: Purist &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/review-gary-delaney-purist-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/review-gary-delaney-purist-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John-Paul Stephenson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gary Delaney’s profile is clearly on the rise. His jokes are in appalling bad taste, and guaranteed to offend someone. Fantastic.]]></description>
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		<title>10 minutes with&#8230;Terry Alderton</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/10-minutes-with-terry-alderton/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/10-minutes-with-terry-alderton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Massey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jake Massey shares ten minutes with Terry to talk about comedy, touring, and those voices in his head...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Sketchy Theatre w/ Norris and Parker &#8211; The Kings Arms, Salford</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/review-sketchy-theatre-w-norris-and-parker-the-kings-arms-salford/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/review-sketchy-theatre-w-norris-and-parker-the-kings-arms-salford/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Mullineaux</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North West]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sketchy Theatre live up to their name being both perfectly theatrical and a little sketchy. It might not be groundbreaking, but they’re more deserving of your laughter than a lot of stuff out there.]]></description>
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		<title>Telly Vision: Vicious and The Job Lot</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/telly-vision-vicious-and-the-job-lot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/telly-vision-vicious-and-the-job-lot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 10:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Spencer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Telly Vision]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shaun Spencer takes a look at ITV's two new sitcoms, Vicious and The Job Lot...]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Stewart Lee, Reginald D Hunter &amp; Hugh Laurie</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/the-week-in-comedy-stewart-lee-reginald-d-hunter-hugh-laurie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/the-week-in-comedy-stewart-lee-reginald-d-hunter-hugh-laurie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 10:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10447</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's our weekly comedy round-up...]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Ken Dodd</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/interview-ken-dodd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/interview-ken-dodd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 10:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katey Wallace</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Katey Wallace speaks to Dodd, now 85, about a life in show business, his history with the North East, and an encounter with Morecambe and Wise.]]></description>
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		<title>Rob Gilroy: Making A Stand #5</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gilroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Making A Stand]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rob Gilroy talks about his thing...]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: Anarchy In The PFA</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/drayton-anarchy-in-the-pfa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/drayton-anarchy-in-the-pfa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 12:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10431</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Mail was pissing its knickers earlier on this week over a black man using the N word.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Robin Ince: The Importance of Being Interested &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/review-robin-ince-the-importance-of-being-interested-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/review-robin-ince-the-importance-of-being-interested-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 10:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Massey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10426</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["Ince cuts the figure of spellbinding professor as much as stand-up comedian, seemingly aiming to educate as well as entertain."]]></description>
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		<title>Topical comedy goes live in Newcastle</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/topical-comedy-goes-live-in-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/05/topical-comedy-goes-live-in-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 10:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian John Scott talks to Giggle Beats about Sod The Tories (And Have A Nice Week), a new topical, sometimes-political show at the Newcastle Stand. ]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Herring &amp; Craig Campbell to headline Stockton Weekender</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/richard-herring-craig-campbell-to-headline-stockton-weekender/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/richard-herring-craig-campbell-to-headline-stockton-weekender/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The comedy heavyweights will be stopping off in the North East on the last weekend of July to play a set at Stockton’s premier music and arts bash.]]></description>
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		<title>Telly Vision: Watson &amp; Oliver, Parks and Recreation</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/telly-vision-watson-oliver-parks-and-recreation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/telly-vision-watson-oliver-parks-and-recreation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Spencer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Telly Vision]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week saw the return of the BBC sketch show starring (and primarily written by) Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver. Mostly filmed in front of a live audience, Watson &#038; Oliver take on everyday life and familiar characters.]]></description>
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		<title>Gallery: Phil Cool&#8217;s North East farewell</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/gallery-phil-cools-north-east-farewell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/gallery-phil-cools-north-east-farewell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Phil Cool made his final ever appearance in the North East last Saturday - at a fitting, sold-out show in Barnard Castle. Here's our selection of snaps from the night, showcasing the many faces of Phil...]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Ben Elton, Rob Brydon &amp; Shaun The Sheep</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-week-in-comedy-ben-elton-rob-brydon-shaun-the-sheep/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-week-in-comedy-ben-elton-rob-brydon-shaun-the-sheep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our weekly round-up of comedy - from the North East and beyond...]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to Vic &amp; Bob&#8217;s House of Fools</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/welcome-to-vic-bobs-house-of-fools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/welcome-to-vic-bobs-house-of-fools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10353</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BBC Two have ordered six, half-hour episodes of Vic &#038; Bob's House of Fools, set for transmission in 2014.]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Coogan admits he tires of Partridge, spills details on &#8216;Alpha Papa&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/steve-coogan-admits-he-tires-of-partridge-spills-details-on-alpha-papa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/steve-coogan-admits-he-tires-of-partridge-spills-details-on-alpha-papa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Steve Coogan confesses that he sometimes grows tired of playing Alan Partridge, likening him to “a relative who you quite like to see now and again but you don’t want to live with.”]]></description>
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		<title>Rob Gilroy: Making A Stand #4</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gilroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making A Stand]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello, I am eating a sandwich while writing this. Would you care for some? Suit yourself.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Fuckwits – Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/review-fuckwits-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/review-fuckwits-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John-Paul Stephenson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10342</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fuckwits, the spoof game show from former Viz duo Alex Collier and Simon Donald [pictured], continues to develop in its monthly Sunday afternoon sessions at the Newcastle Stand. ]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: Jumped-up Little Shits</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/drayton-jumped-up-little-shits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/drayton-jumped-up-little-shits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everybody in the club, put your hands up - for Mr Drayton. ]]></description>
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		<title>GB Comedy Quiz: May&#8217;s prizes revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-giggle-beats-comedy-quiz-mays-prizes-revealed-and-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-giggle-beats-comedy-quiz-mays-prizes-revealed-and-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Think you know your comedy? Like pub quizzes? Then the inaugural Giggle Beats Comedy Quiz - Monday 6 May at The Hancock, Newcastle - is the night for you.]]></description>
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		<title>Jason Cook wins Journal Culture award</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/jason-cook-wins-journal-culture-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/jason-cook-wins-journal-culture-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hebburn creator Jason Cook has won Writer of the Year in the regional newspaper’s annual honours.]]></description>
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		<title>The Edinburgh Fringe on your doorstep</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-edinburgh-fringe-on-your-doorstep/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-edinburgh-fringe-on-your-doorstep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Funny Way To Be have announced a series of Edinburgh preview ‘taster’ shows for this summer – a month before they debut at the world’s largest arts festival.]]></description>
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		<title>Telly Vision: The Alternative Comedy Experience and The Mindy Project</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/telly-vision-alternative-comedy-experience-the-mindy-project/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/telly-vision-alternative-comedy-experience-the-mindy-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Spencer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Telly Vision]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Shaun Spencer takes a look at alternative comedy's Live At The Apollo, and an American sitcom he describes as like "a cross between Sex &#038; the City and Scrubs."]]></description>
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		<title>Preview: Pigeon Hole Comedy &#8211; with Simon Munnery, Wes Zaharuk &amp; more</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/preview-pigeon-hole-comedy-with-simon-munnery-wes-zaharuk-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/preview-pigeon-hole-comedy-with-simon-munnery-wes-zaharuk-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We don’t normally preview individual gigs – unless they’re for charity – but we’ll make an exception for this one…]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Steve Coogan, Frankie Boyle &amp; Jennifer Saunders</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-week-in-comedy-steve-coogan-frankie-boyle-jennifer-saunders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-week-in-comedy-steve-coogan-frankie-boyle-jennifer-saunders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our weekly round-up of comedy - from the North East and beyond...]]></description>
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		<title>Preview: The Sick Children’s Trust Comedy Night @ Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/preview-the-sick-childrens-trust-comedy-night-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/preview-the-sick-childrens-trust-comedy-night-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Massey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday 29 April the Newcastle Stand is playing host to a night of fun and philanthropy in aid of The Sick Children’s Trust at RVI.]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: Chris Ramsey smashes up a television (featuring Keith Lemon)</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/watch-chris-ramsey-smashes-up-a-television-featuring-keith-lemon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/watch-chris-ramsey-smashes-up-a-television-featuring-keith-lemon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here's a clip of Hebburn star Chris Ramsey almost putting his back out while smashing up a television. "I'm The Most Dangerous Man On Saturday Morning Television" he says, "and here's me proving it!" ]]></description>
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		<title>Comedian Lee Nelson announces plans to stand in South Shields by-election</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/comedian-lee-nelson-announces-plans-to-stand-in-south-shields-bi-election/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/comedian-lee-nelson-announces-plans-to-stand-in-south-shields-bi-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10212</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lee Nelson has announced plans to contest the South Shields bi-election on 2 May - meaning he could take David Miliband’s seat in parliament.]]></description>
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		<title>Rob Gilroy: Making A Stand #3</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gilroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making A Stand]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What do you do for a living? You. Yes, you. What do you do for a living? Oh, that’s nice. How long have you been doing that? Hmm, that’s interesting. What, me? What do I do?]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: Bud</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/drayton-bud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/drayton-bud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10201</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love it here in the North East. It's a great place to live. Folk are friendly, they'll speak to you in oft-interpretable tones at bus-stops, swaying slightly, with an overpowering whiff of White Lightning.]]></description>
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE: Creased Comedy Festival launches in Newcastle</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/exclusive-creased-comedy-festival-launches-in-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/exclusive-creased-comedy-festival-launches-in-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10181</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new comedy festival will launch in Newcastle this summer – and it’s absolutely free.]]></description>
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		<title>Latitude 2013: Comedy line-up revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/latitude-2013-comedy-line-up-revealed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/latitude-2013-comedy-line-up-revealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean Lock, Russell Kane, Nick Helm, Andrew Maxwell, Mark Thomas, Roisin Conaty, Naz Osmanoglu and Kevin Eldon have all been announced today, joining an already star-studded bill on 18-21 July.]]></description>
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		<title>Telly Vision: 8 Out of 10 Cats &amp; Louie</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/telly-vision-8-out-of-10-cats-louie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/telly-vision-8-out-of-10-cats-louie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Spencer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telly Vision]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10161</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week sees Shaun Spencer join the Giggle Beats team for a new-look TV column…]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Jonathan Winters, John Lloyd &amp; Chris Ramsey</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-week-in-comedy-jonathan-winters-john-lloyd-chris-ramsey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-week-in-comedy-jonathan-winters-john-lloyd-chris-ramsey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week's comedy round-up - from the North East to across the pond...]]></description>
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		<title>Rob Gilroy: Making A Stand #2</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gilroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making A Stand]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like most comedians, I have a Twitter account. We all do these days. It’s like colour TVs in the 60s or syphilis on board trawler boats.]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: Hell hath no fury like an unemployed DJ</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/drayton-hell-hath-no-fury-like-an-unemployed-dj/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/drayton-hell-hath-no-fury-like-an-unemployed-dj/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was at a swanky show-biz do last night in the heart of Newcastle’s glittering Pilgrim Street. A veritable Who was Who of broadcasting, held in honour of Sir Paddy MacDee and his 40 years in radio. No mean achievement.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Katherine Ryan: Nature&#8217;s Candy (with Jeff Leach) &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/review-katherine-ryan-natures-candy-with-jeff-leach-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/review-katherine-ryan-natures-candy-with-jeff-leach-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's our review of Katherine Ryan: Nature's Candy]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Millican in BAFTA nomination</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/sarah-millican-in-bafta-nomination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/sarah-millican-in-bafta-nomination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Millican, the best-selling female stand-up ever, is nominated for best individual in a comedy programme for The Sarah Millican Television Programme.]]></description>
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		<title>Listen: Dregs Podcast – 3.10</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/listen-dregs-podcast-3-10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/listen-dregs-podcast-3-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Max Dickins, Mark Smith and Joe Thomas are back with another dose of funnies. Here's Dregs.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #82</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/gigglebox-weekly-82/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/gigglebox-weekly-82/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Davies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bless This House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carry On]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Moyles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citizen James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hancock's Half Hour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joanna Lumley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Creek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nigel planer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rik mayall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sally Philips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Alexander]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheridan Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sid James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Many Faces of Sid James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Many Faces of...]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reviews of Jonathan Creek and The Many Faces of Sid James...]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Dave Gorman, Jim Davidson &amp; Lee Mack</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-week-in-comedy-dave-gorman-jim-davidson-lee-mack/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-week-in-comedy-dave-gorman-jim-davidson-lee-mack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper's weekly round-up of comedy - from the North East and beyond. ]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Katherine Ryan</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/interview-katherine-ryan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/interview-katherine-ryan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Massey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ahead of shows across the north, Katherine chats with Jake Massey about her comedy, Minaj’s bum and the plural of moose.]]></description>
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		<title>Rob Gilroy: Making A Stand #1</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/rob-gilroy-making-a-stand-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gilroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Making A Stand]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10091</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new, weekly column from aspiring character comedian Rob Gilroy (stage name Jerry Bucham).]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Doc Brown</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/interview-doc-brown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/interview-doc-brown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10068</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They say variety is the spice of life – but rapper-turned-comedian Doc Brown has taken it to a whole new level.]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: Anvil Springstein isn&#8217;t dead</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/drayton-anvil-springstein-isnt-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/drayton-anvil-springstein-isnt-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10088</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anvil Springstein isn't dead. He’s going to Australia.]]></description>
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		<title>Ha Ha Hadrian’s Wall fundraiser a blistering success for Nick Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/ha-ha-hadrians-wall-fundraiser-a-blistering-success-for-nick-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/ha-ha-hadrians-wall-fundraiser-a-blistering-success-for-nick-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10074</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been a gruelling six days for the 20 stand-up comedians who walked Hadrian’s Wall for charity – but their hard work has paid off.]]></description>
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		<title>New Act of the Month: Lauren Pattison</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/new-act-of-the-month-lauren-pattison/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/new-act-of-the-month-lauren-pattison/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Act Of The Month]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10048</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper caught up with Lauren for a brief chat about her comedy, being a student comic, and her love for Russell Howard and Chris Ramsey.]]></description>
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		<title>Gavin Webster spreads his wings for Sky1 comedy Starlings</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/gavin-webster-spreads-his-wings-for-sky-atlantic-comedy-starlings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/gavin-webster-spreads-his-wings-for-sky-atlantic-comedy-starlings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[North East comedian Gavin Webster may be better known for his confrontational style of stand up, but he recently revealed his versatility by spreading his wings into the world of acting.]]></description>
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		<title>Giggle Beats launch comedy quiz</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/giggle-beats-launches-comedy-quiz/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/giggle-beats-launches-comedy-quiz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9912</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by comedians Lee Kyle and Simon Buglass, the quiz is coming to The Hancock pub in Newcastle on the first Monday of every month.]]></description>
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		<title>The Stand announce Fringe programme</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-stand-announce-fringe-programme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/the-stand-announce-fringe-programme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10029</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Stand has unveiled its 2013 Edinburgh Fringe programme, with Stewart Lee, Richard Herring and Alexei Sayle among the big names playing the club.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #81 – Plebs</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/gigglebox-weekly-81-plebs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/04/gigglebox-weekly-81-plebs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danny Dyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doon Mackichan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ITV2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Fry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karl Theobald]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plebs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Sampson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Basden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Rosenthal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10014</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The idea behind Plebs is that life today isn’t all that dissimilar. The lads try to get ahead in life, work and love, but always fail.]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: David Walliams, Mark Watson &amp; Jesus Christ</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/the-week-in-comedy-david-walliams-mark-watson-jesus-christ/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/the-week-in-comedy-david-walliams-mark-watson-jesus-christ/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=10007</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper's weekly round-up of comedy - from the North East and beyond. ]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: A heckler walks into a bar</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/opinion-a-heckler-walks-into-a-bar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/opinion-a-heckler-walks-into-a-bar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai Humphries</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9998</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After performing at Best of British in Melbourne this week I found myself in the bar downstairs having a drink. ]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: Lee Ridley as Lost Voice Girl</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/watch-lost-voice-guy-becomes-lost-voice-girl/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/watch-lost-voice-guy-becomes-lost-voice-girl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9993</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lost Voice Guy became Lost Voice Girl for Comic Relief 2013 at a gig at The Stand Comedy Club, Newcastle. ]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Please don&#8217;t steal my joke</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/opinion-please-dont-steal-my-joke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/opinion-please-dont-steal-my-joke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Price</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A good friend of mine, and fellow comic, said that he read my blog and was concerned about my state of mind. ]]></description>
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		<title>10 minutes with&#8230;Matt Reed</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/10-minutes-with-matt-reed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/10-minutes-with-matt-reed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Teesside comedy fans have taken Sunderland comic Matt Reed to their hearts so much that he’s already been dubbed an ‘adopted Teessider.’]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: Laughting</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/drayton-laughting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/drayton-laughting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’d forgotten how nice it is to be working with a couple of mates and a room full of people*. I hadn’t forgotten my first night nerves every one night stand, they’re always there.]]></description>
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		<title>Stewart Lee announces new tour dates</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/stewart-lee-announces-new-tour-dates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/stewart-lee-announces-new-tour-dates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9955</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stewart Lee has added hundreds of stand-up dates to his 2013 diary - including an autumn tour of the UK and a return to the Edinburgh Fringe. ]]></description>
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		<title>Omid Djalili&#8217;s North East return</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/omid-djalilis-north-east-return/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/omid-djalilis-north-east-return/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9904</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stand-up Omid Djalili is back in the North East next month - for two work-in-progress shows.]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: The Primark Rap by Four Screws Loose</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/watch-primark-rap-by-four-screws-loose/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/watch-primark-rap-by-four-screws-loose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A cracking parody music video from the comedy sketch group Four Screws Loose.]]></description>
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		<title>Andrew Lawrence to perform at 2013 Barnard Castle Meet</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/andrew-lawrence-to-play-barnard-castle-meet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/andrew-lawrence-to-play-barnard-castle-meet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9890</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Andrew Lawrence is heading to Barnard Castle this May - as part of the town’s spring celebrations.]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 PJ &amp; Duncan songs that aren&#8217;t Let&#8217;s Get Ready To Rhumble</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/top-5-pj-duncan-songs-that-arent-lets-get-ready-to-rhumble/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/top-5-pj-duncan-songs-that-arent-lets-get-ready-to-rhumble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It kind of annoys me, even if it doesn't bug them, that LGRTR is all people seem to remember from P&#038;D's extensive back catalog...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #80 – It&#8217;s Kevin</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/gigglebox-weekly-80-its-kevin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/gigglebox-weekly-80-its-kevin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9857</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s Kevin, the new sitcom by Kevin Eldon, aired for a second time last night. Ian Wolf offers his thoughts...]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Moone Boy, Horrible Histories &amp; Jim Davidson</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/the-week-in-comedy-moone-boy-horrible-histories-jim-davidson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/the-week-in-comedy-moone-boy-horrible-histories-jim-davidson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9866</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper digs deep into the morning papers for a brief round-up of this week’s comedy chatter. ]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Tony Law: Maximum Nonsense &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-tony-law-maximum-nonsense-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-tony-law-maximum-nonsense-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9860</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a time when Tony Law might struggle to hold a room for twenty minutes. Now he's flying through ninety at 100 miles per hour.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Harry Hill: Sausage Time &#8211; Theatre Royal, Newcastle</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-harry-hill-sausage-time-theatre-royal-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-harry-hill-sausage-time-theatre-royal-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nic Wright</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9845</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite having ditched his long-running ITV show TV Burp, Harry Hill is well aware of what his audience wants.]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: Statues</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/drayton-statues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/drayton-statues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9851</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From boarded up stores to the plethora of coffee and phone retailers, to the enthusiastic doe-eyed chuggers who urge you to save a tiger or a blind kiddie, there’s no joy left for the casual ambler with a glad eye for the ladies - or the gentlemen.]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Let&#8217;s redress the alternative comedy debate</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/opinion-lets-redress-the-alternative-comedy-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/opinion-lets-redress-the-alternative-comedy-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Morley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9818</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["I am being offered an opportunity to bring balance to the debate, and extol the wonders and virtues of Alternative Comedy"]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Little Howard and the Magic Pencil of Life and Death – Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-little-howard-and-the-magic-pencil-of-life-and-death-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-little-howard-and-the-magic-pencil-of-life-and-death-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9830</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s 12.30pm on a Sunday afternoon and the Newcastle Stand is rammed - but this isn’t your typical comedy club crowd.]]></description>
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		<title>Dylan Moran headlines Latitude 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/dylan-moran-headlines-latitude-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/dylan-moran-headlines-latitude-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Latitude Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9801</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Plus Tim Key, Marcus Brigstocke, Lee Nelson, Seann Walsh and more.]]></description>
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		<title>Me, David O&#8217;Doherty, and a jewellery shop in Edinburgh</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/me-david-odoherty-and-an-edinburgh-jewellery-shop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/me-david-odoherty-and-an-edinburgh-jewellery-shop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It came as a bit of surprise to end my Monday sitting on the floor of a kitsch jewellery shop on Edinburgh's Candlemaker Row, enjoying an impromptu performance by David O'Doherty...]]></description>
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		<title>Listen: Dregs Podcast – 3.09</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/listen-dregs-podcast-3-09/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/listen-dregs-podcast-3-09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week the Dregs boys have a nice sing-song, welcome a 'special guest' and discuss Max's new hobby, Middle-Class Yoga.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #79 – The Mimic</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/gigglebox-weekly-79-the-mimic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/gigglebox-weekly-79-the-mimic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacob Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terry Mynott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Mimic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Channel 4 presented a slightly different take on impressionism, weaving it into a sitcom format.]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Alan Partridge, Tommy Tiernan &amp; Tony Law</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/the-week-in-comedy-alan-partridge-tommy-tiernan-tony-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/the-week-in-comedy-alan-partridge-tommy-tiernan-tony-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper digs deep into the morning papers for a brief round-up of this week’s comedy chatter. ]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Peacock &amp; Gamble</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/interview-peacock-gamble/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/interview-peacock-gamble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ahead of their show in Durham, Andrew Dipper sits down with Ray and Ed to find out why they’ve shunned the fame and fortune of TV for a puppet made out of a Debenhams bag.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Paul Tonkinson: Fancy Man &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-paul-tonkinson-fancy-man-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-paul-tonkinson-fancy-man-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9774</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Paul Tonkinson has been a fixture on the comedy circuit for two decades. But debuting his first solo show, Fancy Man, tonight, I couldn’t help wondering, ‘Why now?’]]></description>
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		<title>Back on the BBC: Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer reunited for House of Fools</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/back-on-the-bbc-vic-reeves-and-bob-mortimer-reunited-for-house-of-fools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/back-on-the-bbc-vic-reeves-and-bob-mortimer-reunited-for-house-of-fools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9424</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are being reunited in a new comedy for the BBC.]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: Grafters</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/drayton-grafters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/drayton-grafters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9760</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There's something almost rebellious about jumping in a motor and bombing off to a gig with your mates...]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Tony Law</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/interview-tony-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/interview-tony-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9753</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tony talks to Hilary Wardle about his current show, plans for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe and – of course - Vikings.]]></description>
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		<title>More tour dates for Sarah Millican</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/more-tour-dates-for-sarah-millican/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/more-tour-dates-for-sarah-millican/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9748</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Teesside promoters Ten Feet Tall today confirmed a show on 10 October for Millican’s Home Bird tour after her dates on 11, 12 and 13 October sold out seven months in advance.]]></description>
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		<title>Preview: Funny Way To Be Comedy Club &#8211; with Daniel Simonsen &amp; Pat Cahill</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/preview-funny-way-to-be-comedy-club-with-daniel-simonsen-pat-cahill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/preview-funny-way-to-be-comedy-club-with-daniel-simonsen-pat-cahill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9741</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An Edinburgh Comedy Award winner is coming to the North East this weekend.]]></description>
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		<title>Tyne Theatre return for Gavin Webster</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/tyne-theatre-return-for-gavin-webster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/tyne-theatre-return-for-gavin-webster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9726</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Gavin Webster is bringing his annual stand-up show to the Tyne Theatre this autumn.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #78</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/gigglebox-weekly-78/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/gigglebox-weekly-78/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adil Ray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anna & Katy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anna and Katy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anna Crilly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ardal O'Hanlon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katy Wix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Lucas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mock The Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mock the Week Looks Back At...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Webb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Matt Lucas Awards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf encounters out-of-date satire, “Up the Junction” sung in the style of Donald Duck, and a sketch character that looks a bit like Chris Ramsey.]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Harry Hill, Frankie Boyle &amp; Nick Helm</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/the-week-in-comedy-harry-hill-frankie-boyle-nick-helm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/the-week-in-comedy-harry-hill-frankie-boyle-nick-helm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9714</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[*Slow news week klaxon* It's the Week in Comedy.]]></description>
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		<title>A Comic&#8217;s Relief: Why Red Nose Day is still inspiring comedians after 25 years</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/a-comics-relief-why-red-nose-day-is-still-inspiring-comedians-after-25-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/a-comics-relief-why-red-nose-day-is-still-inspiring-comedians-after-25-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9702</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You can compress one hundred thousand newsreaders in the finest, silkiest fishnet stockings, wedge them on the largest, shiniest, pedestal, and force them to mime three, four – ten! - Chicago songs, if you want, BBC1.]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: Lee Ridley&#8217;s &#8216;Voice by Choice&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/watch-lee-ridleys-voice-by-choice-sketch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/watch-lee-ridleys-voice-by-choice-sketch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9676</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lee Ridley's comedy sketch, 'Voice By Choice', was first screened in York last December. Now it's available to watch online, in full.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Richard Herring&#8217;s Talking Cock: The Second Coming &#8211; Northern Stage, Newcastle</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-richard-herrings-talking-cock-the-second-coming-northern-stage-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-richard-herrings-talking-cock-the-second-coming-northern-stage-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Clifford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Richard Herring’s latest effort is in fact a revamp of his 2003 Edinburgh show, Talking Cock - and it's all about penises.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Justin Moorhouse: Justin Time &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-justin-moorhouse-justin-time-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-justin-moorhouse-justin-time-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Massey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9694</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Moorhouse has had better gigs than tonight’s showing in Newcastle, but it’s still a good effort on his part, demonstrating a level of professionalism and pedigree worth writing home about.]]></description>
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		<title>Alan Davies: &#8220;TV &amp; radio is frustrating &#8211; it&#8217;s great to be back doing stand-up&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/alan-davies-tv-radio-is-frustrating-its-great-to-be-back-doing-stand-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/alan-davies-tv-radio-is-frustrating-its-great-to-be-back-doing-stand-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s been more than a decade since Alan Davies's last live tour. But now he is returning to stand-up, he couldn't be happier about it.]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: 10 reasons to shun Bowie</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/drayton-10-reasons-to-shun-bowie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/drayton-10-reasons-to-shun-bowie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The media feeding frenzy has been remarkable with The Next Day receiving plaudits, garlands and cheers. This is wrong.]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: Steffen Peddie&#8217;s Chat Show Thing &#8211; with Jason Cook, Chris Ramsey &amp; Neil Grainger</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/watch-steffen-peddies-chat-show-thing-with-jason-cook-chris-ramsey-neil-grainger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/watch-steffen-peddies-chat-show-thing-with-jason-cook-chris-ramsey-neil-grainger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9645</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The boys chat about Hebburn, North East comedy, their Best Drama win at the North East RTS Awards, and creator Jason Cook talks season two - including the arrival of two new characters. ]]></description>
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		<title>First Look: Harry Hill&#8217;s Beano</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/first-look-harry-hills-beano/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/first-look-harry-hills-beano/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9632</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Harry Hill has guest edited a special Comic Relief edition of The Beano – and Giggle Beats have been given a sneak peek at the results.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Rob Deering, Andy Robinson, Louis Ramey &amp; Ian Coppinger &#8211; Durham Gala Theatre</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-rob-deering-andy-robinson-louis-ramey-ian-coppinger-durham-gala-theatre/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/review-rob-deering-andy-robinson-louis-ramey-ian-coppinger-durham-gala-theatre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Massey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["On the first Sunday of every month the Durham Gala Theatre fills for The Comedy Store, and based on tonight’s line-up, you can see why."]]></description>
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		<title>Lost Voice Guy to perform debut Edinburgh Fringe show this summer</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/lost-voice-guy-to-perform-debut-edinburgh-fringe-show-this-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/lost-voice-guy-to-perform-debut-edinburgh-fringe-show-this-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lee Ridley, a.k.a. “Lost Voice Guy”, will be performing his first solo show, Voice of Choice, at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer. ]]></description>
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		<title>Channel 4 order second series of Ricky Gervais’ Derek</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/channel-4-order-second-series-of-ricky-gervais-derek/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/channel-4-order-second-series-of-ricky-gervais-derek/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The staff and residents of Broad Hill Retirement Home will return for a second run later in the year with another six, 30-minute episodes.]]></description>
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		<title>The Two Davids: South Shields Lecture 2013 &#8211; with David Walliams</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/the-two-davids-south-shields-lecture-2013-with-david-walliams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/the-two-davids-south-shields-lecture-2013-with-david-walliams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A write-up of this year’s 2013 South Shields Lecture - with David Walliams...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #77</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/gigglebox-weekly-77/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/gigglebox-weekly-77/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Armstrong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ella Kenion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heading Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jo Brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joanna Scanlan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Heap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stephen mangan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sue Perkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Vine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf encounters a cat called Mosley and the naughty cousin of a leprechaun - at exactly the same time (thank heavens for BBC iPlayer).]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: How TV comedy is changing&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/opinion-how-tv-comedy-is-changing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/opinion-how-tv-comedy-is-changing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Fleming</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9598</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["I was at the London School of Economics last night for an event called Comedy As Commentary..."]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: The Comedy Hullabaloo, Russell Brand &amp; Fresh Meat</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/the-week-in-comedy-the-comedy-hullabaloo-russell-brand-fresh-meat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/the-week-in-comedy-the-comedy-hullabaloo-russell-brand-fresh-meat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new comedy festival, Russell Brand's return and Jack Whitehall cooking your breakfast...]]></description>
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		<title>Hebburn wins regional RTS award</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/hebburn-wins-royal-television-society-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/hebburn-wins-royal-television-society-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BBC2 sitcom Hebburn has won Best Drama at the RTS North East &#038; Border Centre Awards.]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Phil Cool</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/interview-phil-cool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/03/interview-phil-cool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Dixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter Dixon grabs a coffee with Phil to chat about his career, a special night in 1985, and find out what’s next for “the master of Faceology.”]]></description>
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		<title>University Challenge: Fresh Meat cast to tour universities for Comic Relief</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/university-challenge-fresh-meat-cast-to-tour-universities-for-comic-relief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/university-challenge-fresh-meat-cast-to-tour-universities-for-comic-relief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9531</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jack Whitehall, Joe Thomas and Kimberley Nixon, whose series scooped Best TV Show at the NME Awards last night, will visit Durham, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and Nottingham University tomorrow.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Jamie Kilstein (w. Jonathan Pelham) – Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/review-jamie-kilstein-w-jonny-pelham-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/review-jamie-kilstein-w-jonny-pelham-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nic Wright</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["Charmingly frenetic, urgent and unquestionably earnest, Kilstein is a searingly entertaining spectacle."]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: Robbie Williams, a deprication</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/drayton-robbie-williams-a-deprication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/drayton-robbie-williams-a-deprication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I watched the Brits on the telly. I do it every year. I sit, I watch, I seethe.]]></description>
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		<title>Listen: Dregs Podcast &#8211; 3.08</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/listen-dregs-podcast-3-08/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/listen-dregs-podcast-3-08/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9509</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Max Dickins, Mark Smith and Joe Thomas are back with another weekly dose of funnies.]]></description>
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		<title>More tour dates for Chris Ramsey</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/more-tour-dates-for-chris-ramsey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/more-tour-dates-for-chris-ramsey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ramsey’s Feeling Lucky tour goes back on the road on 27 March, but he has already extended the tour, with new dates in Hull, Blackpool and London.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Fuckwits (Feat. Simon Donald, Steffen Peddie, Gavin Webster &amp; Paul Ricketts) &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/review-fuckwits-feat-simon-donald-steffen-peddie-gavin-webster-paul-ricketts-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/review-fuckwits-feat-simon-donald-steffen-peddie-gavin-webster-paul-ricketts-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fuckwits, the work-in-progress panel show from Viz duo Alex Collier and Simon Donald, is one of the brighter lights on the North East comedy scene.]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Millican&#8217;s Comic Relief challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/sarah-millicans-comic-relief-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/sarah-millicans-comic-relief-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9486</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarah Millican hopes to raise £1m for Comic Relief this year – with the help of her Twitter followers.]]></description>
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		<title>Ant and Dec&#8217;s plan for a silent comedy series</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/ant-and-decs-plan-for-a-silent-comedy-series/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/ant-and-decs-plan-for-a-silent-comedy-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9479</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Geordie duo Ant and Dec have re-iterated plans to make a TV comedy series.]]></description>
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		<title>It’s curtains for Phil Cool…</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/its-curtains-for-phil-cool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/its-curtains-for-phil-cool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9503</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 64-year-old, from Chorley, is jetting off on his Final Curtain Tour on Friday 1 March, with two dates in the North East this April. ]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #21</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/radio-weekly-21/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/radio-weekly-21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Antopolski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dilemma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graeme Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jigsaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lemn Sissay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Margaret Cabourn-Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nat Luurtsema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Sinha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sue Perkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Craine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf comes across an odd way of securing the BBC’s future and learns how not to use strawberries during sex.]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Rhod Gilbert, Danny Dyer &amp; Lee Nelson</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/the-week-in-comedy-rhod-gilbert-danny-dyer-lee-nelson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/the-week-in-comedy-rhod-gilbert-danny-dyer-lee-nelson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[*Slow news week klaxon* It's the Week in Comedy. ]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Tom Stade Totally Rocks &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/review-tom-stade-totally-rocks-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/review-tom-stade-totally-rocks-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliott Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Stade is a true rock 'n' roll comic...]]></description>
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		<title>10 minutes with&#8230;Dregs</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/10-minutes-with-dregs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/10-minutes-with-dregs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Massey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jake Massey caught up with the boys to chat about their current podcast, available exclusively on Giggle Beats.]]></description>
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		<title>Ross Noble is Freewheeling</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/ross-noble-is-freewheeling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/ross-noble-is-freewheeling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ross Noble is making another travel series – this time using Twitter as his sat nav.]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Millican: “First gig was like court &#8211; and jury have decided you’re guilty&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/sarah-millican-first-gig-was-like-court-where-jury-have-already-decided-youre-guilty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/sarah-millican-first-gig-was-like-court-where-jury-have-already-decided-youre-guilty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sarah Millican has spoken about her first ever stand-up gig, describing it as “like a court where the jury have decided you’re guilty.”]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Houses are funny&#8221;: Alun Cochrane&#8217;s Fun House given Radio 4 series</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/houses-are-funny-alun-cochranes-fun-house-given-radio-4-series/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/houses-are-funny-alun-cochranes-fun-house-given-radio-4-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BREAKING NEWS - houses are now funny...]]></description>
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		<title>Radio 4 order Peacock &amp; Gamble pilot</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/radio-4-commission-peacock-gamble-pilot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/radio-4-commission-peacock-gamble-pilot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Radio 4 have commissioned a pilot of Peacock &#038; Gamble’s 2011 Edinburgh Fringe show, Emergency Broadcast. ]]></description>
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		<title>Drayton: An Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/drayton-an-introduction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/drayton-an-introduction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Drayton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["This column won’t all be showbiz glamour, there will be pith, piss and vinegar..."]]></description>
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		<title>Lost Voice…Girl: comedian cross-dressing for Comic Relief</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/lost-voicegirl-comic-cross-dressing-for-comic-relief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/lost-voicegirl-comic-cross-dressing-for-comic-relief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Silent comic Lee Ridley is once again fundraising for Comic Relief – by dressing up as a woman.]]></description>
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		<title>Sponsored Content:  A history of Comic Relief’s funniest TV ads&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/sponsored-content-a-history-of-comic-reliefs-funniest-tv-ads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/sponsored-content-a-history-of-comic-reliefs-funniest-tv-ads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sponsored Content</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We thought we’d take a look back at some of the funniest Comic Relief ads that have helped raise a smile, as well as plenty much-needed cash.]]></description>
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		<title>Zoe Lyons: &#8220;Public aren&#8217;t interested in alternative comedy debate.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/zoe-lyons-comedy-fans-arent-interested-in-alternative-comedy-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/zoe-lyons-comedy-fans-arent-interested-in-alternative-comedy-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Zoe Lyons does not believe comedy fans are interested in the alternative comedy debate.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: A Liar&#8217;s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python&#8217;s Graham Chapman</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/review-a-liars-autobiography-the-untrue-story-of-monty-pythons-graham-chapman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/review-a-liars-autobiography-the-untrue-story-of-monty-pythons-graham-chapman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliott Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fans of the Python sense of humour should watch this film - even those who are unconvinced by Holy Flying Circus, Spamalot, and the other unofficial biopics.]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #20</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/radio-weekly-20/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/radio-weekly-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alistair McGowan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darren Boyd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Lamb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ElvenQuest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ingrid Oliver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Eldon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sophie Winkleman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stephen mangan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Calman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Calman is Convicted]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf encounters the kingdom of Premenstrua and listens to some cat jingles…]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Robin Ince, Daniel Kitson &amp; Derek</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/the-week-in-comedy-robin-ince-daniel-kitson-derek/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/the-week-in-comedy-robin-ince-daniel-kitson-derek/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Robin Ince gets annoyed, Daniel Kitson sends an email, and Stewart Francis gets a private performance from Ricky Gervais.]]></description>
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		<title>New comedy club to open in Durham</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/new-comedy-club-to-open-in-durham/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/new-comedy-club-to-open-in-durham/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Plans to open a new comedy venue in the North East have moved a step closer after it was granted a premises licence.]]></description>
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		<title>New Act of the Month: Nat Wicks</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/new-act-of-the-month-nat-wicks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/new-act-of-the-month-nat-wicks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Act Of The Month]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper caught up with the Middlesbrough-born comic for a quick chat about her comedy. ]]></description>
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		<title>Daniel Kitson announces spring tour</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/daniel-kitson-announces-spring-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/daniel-kitson-announces-spring-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With dates in Leeds, Manchester, Durham, Harrowgate, Sheffield and more...]]></description>
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		<title>Saved: Newcastle City Hall to avoid closure as council pledges £600,000 for arts sector pot</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/saved-newcastle-city-hall-to-avoid-closure-as-council-pledges-600k-to-arts-sector/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/saved-newcastle-city-hall-to-avoid-closure-as-council-pledges-600k-to-arts-sector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Newcastle City Hall will sidestep a £100m cutback by Newcastle City Council after leader Nick Forbes pledged £600,000 towards Tyneside’s under-threat arts sector.]]></description>
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		<title>10 minutes with&#8230;Abi Roberts</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/10-minutes-with-abi-roberts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/10-minutes-with-abi-roberts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Mulholland takes ten minutes - or half an hour, if we're honest – to find out more about Abi's trip to Russia...]]></description>
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		<title>Spared the axe? Comedy venues could survive arts funding cut</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/north-east-comedy-venues-could-be-spared-axe-after-proposed-100-cuts-to-newcastle-arts-sector-halted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/north-east-comedy-venues-could-be-spared-axe-after-proposed-100-cuts-to-newcastle-arts-sector-halted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9218</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[String of North East comedy venues could be spared the axe after 100% cuts scrapped...]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Stade: &#8220;I call myself Naughty and Nice&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/tom-stade-i-call-myself-naughty-and-nice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/tom-stade-i-call-myself-naughty-and-nice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliott Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Talking to Elliott Clarke earlier this week, Stade admits that he thinks of himself more as a “comedy purist” than a rock-n-roller.]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Is the future of British comedy online?</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/opinion-is-the-future-of-british-comedy-online/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/opinion-is-the-future-of-british-comedy-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Fleming</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I was on a panel as part of Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival– ‘Dave’ being the UK TV channel which sponsors the festival.]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Give Miranda Hart a chance&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/opinion-give-miranda-hart-a-chance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/opinion-give-miranda-hart-a-chance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Thompson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I doubt I’m the only person cynical about Miranda Hart’s venture into the stand-up scene.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #76 – The Alternative Comedy Experience</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/gigglebox-weekly-76-the-alternative-comedy-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/gigglebox-weekly-76-the-alternative-comedy-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boothby Graffoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comedy Central]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Kay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David O'Doherty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Wool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henning Wehn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isy Suttie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stewart Lee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Alternative Comedy Experience]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Comedy Central, a network devoted to repeating American sitcom Friends until your eyes bleed, began a new stand-up show dedicated to alternative comics. Sort of.]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Rowan Atkinson, Cardinal Burns &amp; Cuckoo</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/the-week-in-comedy-rowan-atkinson-cardinal-burns-cuckoo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/the-week-in-comedy-rowan-atkinson-cardinal-burns-cuckoo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper digs deep into the morning papers for a brief round-up of this week’s comedy chatter. ]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Zoe Lyons</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/interview-zoe-lyons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/interview-zoe-lyons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hilary Wardle caught up with her for a chat about her career so far, what she thinks of the alternative/mainstream comedy debate and – most importantly - her bear-attack survival tips.]]></description>
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE: Stewart Francis in talks over new sitcom</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/stewart-francis-in-talks-over-new-sitcom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/stewart-francis-in-talks-over-new-sitcom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Show would be "a Family Guy inspired trip into the mind of the gag merchant."]]></description>
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		<title>Mitch Benn to record comedy album for Comic Relief</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/mitch-benn-to-record-24-hour-comedy-album-for-comic-relief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/mitch-benn-to-record-24-hour-comedy-album-for-comic-relief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John-Paul Stephenson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mitch Benn has announced a plan to write and record a comedy album within a 24 hour period in aid of Comic Relief.]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye, 30 Rock: 5 things Liz Lemon could do next&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/goodbye-30-rock-5-things-liz-lemon-could-do-next/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/goodbye-30-rock-5-things-liz-lemon-could-do-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Long running comedy series 30 Rock came to an emotional end last week in a finale that saw cheerfully insane sketch show TGS finally succumb to cancellation.]]></description>
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		<title>Raw &amp; Uncut: Comedy Store series set for nationwide cinema release</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/raw-uncut-comedy-store-series-set-for-nationwide-cinema-release/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/raw-uncut-comedy-store-series-set-for-nationwide-cinema-release/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cinemas across the north will be screening stand-up comedy for the first time later this month.]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: Robert Webb makes life insurance funny</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/watch-robert-webb-makes-life-insurance-funny/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/watch-robert-webb-makes-life-insurance-funny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Giggle Beats has been granted exclusive access to the newest installment in the Webb-starred series of ads that the brand has produced...]]></description>
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		<title>The Stand launch Newcastle Kids Comedy Club</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/the-stand-launch-newcastle-kids-comedy-club/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/the-stand-launch-newcastle-kids-comedy-club/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9100</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday 17 February, The Stand launches the Newcastle Kids Comedy Club, where kids can have as much fun as the adults do.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Mick Ferry, Sean Percival, Phil Nichol &amp; John Smith &#8211; Live Theatre, Newcastle</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/review-mick-ferry-sean-percival-phil-nichol-john-smith-live-theatre-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/review-mick-ferry-sean-percival-phil-nichol-john-smith-live-theatre-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Massey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9078</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["A comedy club that provides the blueprint for other promoters to follow: professional billing, refreshing diversity and exceptional value for money." ]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #75 – Spy &amp; Stella</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/gigglebox-weekly-75-spy-and-stella/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/gigglebox-weekly-75-spy-and-stella/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darren Boyd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Berrington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jude Wright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pick TV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Lindsey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ruth Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sky1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Speirs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9066</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week (because he only has Freeview), Ian Wolf watches two Sky1 comedies for the first time ever.]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Roy Walker, Jerry Sadowitz &amp; Dawn French</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/the-week-in-comedy-roy-walker-jerry-sadowitz-dawn-french/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/the-week-in-comedy-roy-walker-jerry-sadowitz-dawn-french/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9048</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Roy Walker makes a comeback, Jerry Sadowitz does swearing and Dawn French goes for a jog.]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Like it? Put a ring on it.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/rome-and-away-like-it-put-a-ring-on-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/02/rome-and-away-like-it-put-a-ring-on-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in my uni days I studied the satirical poet Juvenal. Here’s one of his characteristically hilarious moaning-about-Romans quips for you: ‘Rome! Fires and collapsing houses, myriad perils, and poets reciting their epics all through August!’]]></description>
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		<title>Review: An Evening With John Moloney &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/review-an-evening-with-john-moloney-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/review-an-evening-with-john-moloney-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Massey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9042</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John Moloney used to be a teacher, he tells us. And to an extent, he still is...]]></description>
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		<title>Flicks and giggles: five must-see comedies in 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/flicks-and-giggles-five-must-see-comedies-in-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/flicks-and-giggles-five-must-see-comedies-in-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leela Gullapalli</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8973</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With a host of top comedies set for release in 2013, guest contributor Leela Gullapalli previews his five must-see flicks - in no particular order…]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Shake Off The January Blues (Feat. Steffen Peddie, Rob Gilroy &amp; Abi Roberts) &#8211; Baltic, Gateshead</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/review-shake-off-the-january-blues-the-baltic-gateshead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/review-shake-off-the-january-blues-the-baltic-gateshead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliott Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8995</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shake Off The January Blues is Fresh Element's winter-beating event at The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts.]]></description>
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		<title>Altitude Comedy Festival 2013 &#8211; the line-up revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/altitude-comedy-festival-2013-the-line-up-revealed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/altitude-comedy-festival-2013-the-line-up-revealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John Bishop, Marcus Brigstocke and Andrew Maxwell are heading to Altitude this spring.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Ross Noble relives the fire that consumed his Australian home &#8211; and almost killed his family</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/ross-noble-relives-the-fire-that-consumed-his-australia-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/ross-noble-relives-the-fire-that-consumed-his-australia-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zhenhua JIN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=9005</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“We lost 15 friends and neighbours in our street that day,” the Northumberland-born comedian recalls in a candid interview. ]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #74</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/gigglebox-weekly-74/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/gigglebox-weekly-74/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam Hills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Brooker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Servant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Servant Independent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Cox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Larkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Haig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[G.O.L.D.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henry Goodman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josh Widdicombe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Last Leg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yes Prime Minister]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8988</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This Ian Wolf watches a PM, a wannabe MP, and gives a personal shout-out to the British Winter Special Olympics team.]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Harry Hill, Mrs Brown&#8217;s Boys &amp; Miranda Hart&#8217;s dog</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/the-week-in-comedy-harry-hill-mrs-browns-boys-miranda-harts-dog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/the-week-in-comedy-harry-hill-mrs-browns-boys-miranda-harts-dog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8961</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper digs deep into the morning papers for a brief round-up of this week’s comedy chatter. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Millican to appear in White Rabbit Red Rabbit</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/sarah-millican-to-appear-in-white-rabbit-red-rabbit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/sarah-millican-to-appear-in-white-rabbit-red-rabbit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zhenhua JIN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[However unlike her stand-up tour shows, meticulously written and rehearsed, Millican will be unprepared for what’s in store on Tyneside.]]></description>
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		<title>Revealed: Sunderland Comedy Festival 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/revealed-sunderland-comedy-festival-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/revealed-sunderland-comedy-festival-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunderland-based promoters Mackem Laugh have announced they are organising a series of shows on Wearside from 30 June until 7 July 2013, known as the Sunderland Comedy Combover.]]></description>
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		<title>Packing a punch line: comedians organise charity fight night</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/packing-a-punch-line-comedians-organise-charity-fight-night/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/packing-a-punch-line-comedians-organise-charity-fight-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8940</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two North East comedy clubs are trading punch lines for right hooks in an attempt to raise money for charity.]]></description>
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		<title>Competition: A Load of Moloney</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/competition-a-load-of-moloney/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/competition-a-load-of-moloney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8919</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former British Comedy Award nominee John Moloney is coming to the Newcastle Stand at the end of the month.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #73</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/gigglebox-weekly-73/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alan Davies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Antics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blandings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eddie Mair]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Harry Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hugh Dennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hugh Laurie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Farthing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jennifer saunders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Lloyd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Arden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paddy McGuinness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paddy's TV Guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhod Gilbert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Frost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Fry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Timothy Spall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[You've Been Framed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf watches a pig, Fry and Laurie selling tobacco and a candle dance.]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Ricky Gervais, Ant and Dec &amp; Hebburn</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/the-week-in-comedy-ricky-gervais-john-bishop-hebburn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/the-week-in-comedy-ricky-gervais-john-bishop-hebburn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper digs deep into the morning papers for a brief round-up of this week’s comedy chatter. ]]></description>
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		<title>Newcastle Stand re-launch free ticket initiative for local residents</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/newcastle-stand-re-launch-free-ticket-initiative-for-local-residents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/newcastle-stand-re-launch-free-ticket-initiative-for-local-residents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Newcastle Stand is offering North East residents the chance to see a show completely free of charge.]]></description>
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		<title>10 minutes with&#8230;Pat Cahill</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/10-minutes-with-pat-cahill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/10-minutes-with-pat-cahill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Dixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first in an occasional series...]]></description>
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		<title>Preview: Fuckwits</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/preview-fuckwits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/preview-fuckwits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Simon Donald and his Fuckwitted comedy mates are back at the Newcastle Stand this Sunday – and it’s set to be a belter.]]></description>
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		<title>Ant and Dec planning a silent comedy show</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/ant-and-dec-planning-a-silent-comedy-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/ant-and-dec-planning-a-silent-comedy-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The North East duo, both from Newcastle Upon Tyne, are said to be producing a new TV show that will involve “some slapstick”, however it “won’t just be full of physical gags.”]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #72</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/gigglebox-weekly-72/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/gigglebox-weekly-72/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CBBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Parkinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Night Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lee Boardman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Serafinowicz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricky Tomlinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Walters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Ash]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf encounters the Misspelt Games and an electrical retailer called Sellfridges.]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Frank Sidebottom, Michael McIntyre &amp; Sarah Millican</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/the-week-in-comedy-sidebottom-mcintyre-millican/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/the-week-in-comedy-sidebottom-mcintyre-millican/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper trawls through this morning's papers for a brief round-up of the week’s comedy chatter. ]]></description>
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		<title>New Act of the Month: Marc Smethurst</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/new-act-of-the-month-marc-smethurst/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/new-act-of-the-month-marc-smethurst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Act Of The Month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last month Marc Smethurst, a Dentistry student at Newcastle University, was named Tyne and Wear New Act of the Year 2012 – so it’s only right that he’s our New Act of the Month for January too.]]></description>
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		<title>Comedians to walk Hadrian&#8217;s Wall for North East charity</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/comedians-walk-hadrians-wall-for-charity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/comedians-walk-hadrians-wall-for-charity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hadrian’s Wall is the unlikely setting for one of the biggest charity comedy events in 2013.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #71</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/gigglebox-weekly-71/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/gigglebox-weekly-71/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Fat Quiz of the Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlie Brooker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlie Brooker's 2012 Wipe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jack whitehall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Corden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Carr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Ross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Numb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Numb: Simon Amstell Live at the BBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simon Amstell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Big Fat Quiz of the Year]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf gives his nightmare vision of the forthcoming royal birth, learns about a nude swimming pool and hears Charlie Brooker talking positively about something.]]></description>
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		<title>The Week in Comedy: Jimmy Carr, Jack Whitehall &amp; Jo Brand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/the-week-in-comedy-jimmy-carr-jack-whitehall-jo-brand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/01/the-week-in-comedy-jimmy-carr-jack-whitehall-jo-brand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper trawls through this morning's papers for a brief round-up of the week’s comedy chatter. ]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #19</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/radio-weekly-19/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barry Cryer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Sell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graeme Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Dee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Just a Minute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Yarwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Yarwood: So This is Him!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rory Bremner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Fry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Brooke-Taylor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Christmas Ian Wolf listened to Jeremy Hardy’s greatest musical rival and a silly Billy...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #70</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/gigglebox-weekly-70/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/gigglebox-weekly-70/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Walliams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hugh Bonneville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isabella Blake-Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mr. Stink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nell Tiger Free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pudsey the Dog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Millican]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shane Richie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheridan Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sarah Millican Television Programme]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Christmas Ian Wolf encounters a pong, kissing via TV and two doses of Hugh Bonneville.]]></description>
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		<title>Giggle Beats’ 12 most-read in 2012: Sarah Millican, Miranda Hart, Hebburn &amp; more&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/giggle-beats-12-most-read-in-2012-sarah-millican-miranda-hart-hebburn-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since we’ve had such a canny 12 months, we’ve decided to compile a list of our 12 most-read articles this year, excluding our Christmas giveaway, in no particular order. Thanks for reading.    ]]></description>
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		<title>Daniel Simonsen fronts Funny Way To Be&#8217;s spring programme</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/daniel-simonsen-fronts-funny-way-to-bes-2013-comedy-programme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/daniel-simonsen-fronts-funny-way-to-bes-2013-comedy-programme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Simonsen, who won Best Newcomer in 2012, has been signed up for Funny Way To Be’s comedy night on Saturday 16 March.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #69</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/gigglebox-weekly-69/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/gigglebox-weekly-69/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berwick Kaler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBeebies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isy Suttie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnny Vegas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Grade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Grade's History of the Pantomime Dame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[panto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pantomime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wonderful Pantomime Dame]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf witnesses a chicken in a leotard and a Geordie hero(ine) in York.]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Feet Tall announce new comedy shows for 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/ten-feet-tall-announce-new-comedy-shows-for-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/ten-feet-tall-announce-new-comedy-shows-for-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8717</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[North East comedy promoters Ten Feet Tall today announced a sackful of new shows for 2013.]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Stand Up And Be Counted</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/rome-and-away-stand-up-and-be-counted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/rome-and-away-stand-up-and-be-counted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["Stand-up, Italians insist, never found a footing in Rome."]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Is series eight of Peep Show the best yet?</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/opinion-is-series-eight-of-peep-show-the-best-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/opinion-is-series-eight-of-peep-show-the-best-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hilary Wardle asks, 'Is season eight of Peep Show the best yet?']]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #68 – My Comedy Awards 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/gigglebox-weekly-68-my-comedy-awards-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/gigglebox-weekly-68-my-comedy-awards-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Comedy Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clannad]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Humanity Has Declined]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Impractical Jokers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lee ridley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lost voice guy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stewart Lee]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Alternative Comedy Experience]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week saw Jonathan Ross take his fawning to a whole new level as the British Comedy Awards were presented on Channel 4.]]></description>
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		<title>New DVD release for Viz creator Simon Donald</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/new-dvd-release-for-viz-creator-simon-donald/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/new-dvd-release-for-viz-creator-simon-donald/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Viz co-creator Simon Donald is bringing out a new stand-up comedy DVD.]]></description>
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		<title>Miranda Hart announces 2014 stand-up tour</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/miranda-hart-announces-2014-stand-up-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/miranda-hart-announces-2014-stand-up-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Miranda Hart will perform a live stand-up tour in 2014.]]></description>
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		<title>Marc Smethurst named Tyne &amp; Wear New Act of the Year</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/marc-smethurst-named-tyne-wear-new-act-of-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/marc-smethurst-named-tyne-wear-new-act-of-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marc Smethurst has won the first Tyne &#038; Wear New Act of the Year competition. ]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Tonkinson: &#8220;I’m quite an unsexy sell, really: I’m just an old fucker trying to get better&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/paul-tonkinson-im-quite-an-unsexy-sell-really-im-just-an-old-fucker-trying-to-get-better/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/paul-tonkinson-im-quite-an-unsexy-sell-really-im-just-an-old-fucker-trying-to-get-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["I’m quite an unsexy sell really: I’m not new, I’m not young, I’m just an old fucker trying to get better and that’s no story really."]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #67</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/gigglebox-weekly-67/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/gigglebox-weekly-67/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4Funnies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Young Doctor's Notebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam Godley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashley McGuire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Gittins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Camille Ucan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Channel 4]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Radcliffe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gittins. David Earl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Hamm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mikhail Bulgakov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricky Gervais]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rosie Cavaliero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sky Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sky Arts 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vicki Pepperdine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf watches a tooth being extracted and a semi-naked man holding lots of balloons.]]></description>
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		<title>DVD review: Ross Noble &#8211; Nonsensory Overload</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/dvd-review-ross-noble-nonsensory-overload/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/dvd-review-ross-noble-nonsensory-overload/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Harle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ross Noble’s new DVD, Nonsensory Overload, does exactly what it says on the tin.]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Won&#8217;t you Charlton with me?</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/rome-and-away-wont-you-charlton-with-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/rome-and-away-wont-you-charlton-with-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Monkhouse salutes The Charltons...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Chris Ramsey: Feeling Lucky &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/review-chris-ramsey-feeling-lucky-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/review-chris-ramsey-feeling-lucky-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliott Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8624</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chris Ramsey has recently shot into the limelight thanks to appearances on 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Celebrity Juice, Show &#038; Tell - and the critically acclaimed Hebburn - but he’s been working hard on the comedy circuit for a number of years now. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Millican given third series of BBC2 chat show&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/sarah-millican-given-third-series-of-bbc2-chat-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/sarah-millican-given-third-series-of-bbc2-chat-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC2 production, which aired in March and April this year, proved a hit with viewers in its first series.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #66</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/gigglebox-weekly-66/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/gigglebox-weekly-66/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Channel 4]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Mitchell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desmond's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Father Ted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isy Suttie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Howick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Bishop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Bishop's Big Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Bishop's Britain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neil Fitzmaurice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olivia Colman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pappy's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peep Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Webb]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf witnesses a microwave being destroyed and a programme that’s a month too early.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Steve Hughes: Big Issues &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/review-steve-hughes-big-issues-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/review-steve-hughes-big-issues-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Steve Hughes

For Steve Hughes and his support act Jason John Whitehead, a little rain and a broken car was never going to be enough to cancel their show at the Newcastle Stand tonight. The show, as they say, must go on.
Arriving on-stage an hour later than advertised, a windswept Whitehead fills us in on their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giggle Beats&#8217; 12 Days of Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/giggle-beats-12-days-of-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/12/giggle-beats-12-days-of-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 10:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The tree’s up, the turkey’s been ordered and the industry big wigs have sent us loads of top comedy prezzies to share with you lot over the next 12 days...]]></description>
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		<title>Lost Voice Guy made patron of Find A Voice charity</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/lost-voice-guy-made-patron-of-find-a-voice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/lost-voice-guy-made-patron-of-find-a-voice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[North East comedian Lee Ridley has been made patron of the disability charity Find A Voice. ]]></description>
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		<title>Review: An Evening With Jack Dee &#8211; Tyne Theatre, Newcastle</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/review-an-evening-with-jack-dee-tyne-theatre-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/review-an-evening-with-jack-dee-tyne-theatre-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John-Paul Stephenson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8552</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So what? This is the apathetic response that Jack Dee advocates should be used more in response to text messages, Facebook posts, marriage proposals.]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Steve Hughes</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/interview-steve-hughes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/interview-steve-hughes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8543</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ “I’m apparently not allowed to have opinions anymore because it’s not politically correct and everyone is equal,” groans the Australian comic, now famous for his political satire. “But not everyone is fucking equal and not everyone is the same.”]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #65</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/gigglebox-weekly-65/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/gigglebox-weekly-65/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[4Funnies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anne Reid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Derek Jacobi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Last Tango in Halifax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phil Burgers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Lancashire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf watches a geriatric car chase and an odd way to use the loo.]]></description>
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		<title>Is a Hebburn Comedy Festival on the horizon?</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/is-a-hebburn-comedy-festival-on-the-horizon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/is-a-hebburn-comedy-festival-on-the-horizon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8530</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The man behind BBC2 sitcom Hebburn is hoping to bring more comedy stars to the now infamous North East town.]]></description>
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		<title>Peep Show: Best Bits&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/peep-show-best-bits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/peep-show-best-bits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate the return of Peep Show, we've picked out our top seven moments from the last seven series...]]></description>
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		<title>Flicks and Giggles: Tyneside Cinema announce comedy season</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/flicks-and-giggles-tyneside-cinema-announce-comedy-season/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/flicks-and-giggles-tyneside-cinema-announce-comedy-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8507</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Tyneside Cinema

Comedy’s everywhere these days, isn’t it? In my local, on my telly, in my ears &#8211; and all sorts of other places I’d rather not mention on a public forum like this. Producing something that&#8217;s unique and interesting &#8211; while still being funny &#8211; is clearly becoming harder. But special props must go to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DVD review: Lee Nelson&#8217;s Well Good Show</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/dvd-review-lee-nelsons-well-good-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/dvd-review-lee-nelsons-well-good-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Harle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DVDs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As someone who has been lucky enough to see Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show both live and on DVD now, I feel I’m a pretty good source for an accurate review of Simon Brodkin’s latest show. ]]></description>
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		<title>DVD review: Al Murray &#8211; The Only Way Is Epic</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/dvd-review-al-murray-the-only-way-is-epic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/dvd-review-al-murray-the-only-way-is-epic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Harle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DVDs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to The Pub Landlord, you’re never quite sure what you’re laughing at.]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: The problem with QI&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/opinion-the-problem-with-qi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/opinion-the-problem-with-qi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Goldacre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Bailey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Cox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Complaining]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Mitchell]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Carr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Lloyd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prof. Brian Cox]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[QI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Fry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Museum of Curiosity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Unbelievable Truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Coren]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it getting worse? Has there been too many changes to the show? What's gone wrong? Ian Wolf investigates...]]></description>
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		<title>Funny Way To Be announce Christmas show</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/funny-way-to-be-announce-christmas-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/funny-way-to-be-announce-christmas-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hebburn creator Jason Cook will host the Funny Way To Be Christmas show in Barnard Castle next month.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #64</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/gigglebox-weekly-64/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/gigglebox-weekly-64/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alex Scarfe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBC Three]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daisy Haggard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danny Bhoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dara O'Briain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Full English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gerald Scarfe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Impractical Jokers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Dommet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Live at the Apollo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marek Larwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nina Conti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oliver Maltman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul McCaffrey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Ayoade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roisin Conaty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf watches a suicidal imaginary friend, someone tapping their nose on a stranger’s knee, and the world’s best ventriloquist dummies.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Jon Richardson: The Greatest Hits So Far &#8211; Tyne Theatre, Newcastle</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/review-jon-richardson-the-greatest-hits-so-far-tyne-theatre-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/review-jon-richardson-the-greatest-hits-so-far-tyne-theatre-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Turning 30 was a milestone for Jon Richardson.]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: A tribute to The Dave Gorman Show</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/opinion-a-tribute-to-the-dave-gorman-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/opinion-a-tribute-to-the-dave-gorman-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John-Paul Stephenson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8467</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John-Paul Stephenson pays tribute to The Dave Gorman Show - as it airs for the final time...]]></description>
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		<title>Win Al Murray DVDs!</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/win-al-murray-dvds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/win-al-murray-dvds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8432</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Pub Landlord Al Murray is releasing his latest tour show, The Only Way Is Epic, on DVD from Monday 26th November - and thanks to Avalon, Giggle Beats are getting the round in.]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Room for Improv</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/rome-and-away-room-for-improv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/rome-and-away-room-for-improv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TJ and Dave are regarded the masters of improvisation.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Michael McIntyre: Showtime &#8211; Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/review-michael-mcintyre-showtime-metro-radio-arena-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/review-michael-mcintyre-showtime-metro-radio-arena-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael McIntyre gets a lot of bad press...]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Why Fresh Meat is the best comedy on TV</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/opinion-why-fresh-meat-is-the-best-comedy-on-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/opinion-why-fresh-meat-is-the-best-comedy-on-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8440</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I still miss being a student, to the extent that I constantly pray all my friends get divorced, lose their jobs and have to move in with me so we can finally crack on with the Thundercats box set we didn’t manage to finish before we graduated.]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Marcus Brigstocke</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/interview-marcus-brigstocke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/interview-marcus-brigstocke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Dixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Does this Big Society business really work? Are the government just fobbing us off? And can we do their job better than they can? ]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Tim Key: Masterslut &#8211; Northern Stage, Newcastle</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/review-tim-key-masterslut-northern-stage-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/review-tim-key-masterslut-northern-stage-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tim Key is playing in Newcastle for the very first time tonight, though sadly not many people know about it.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #63 – The Comic Strip Presents…Five Go to Rehab</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/gigglebox-weekly-63-the-comic-strip-presentsfive-go-to-rehab/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/gigglebox-weekly-63-the-comic-strip-presentsfive-go-to-rehab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adrian Edmondson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawn French]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Felix Dexter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Five Go Mad in Dorset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Five Go to Rehab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French and Saunders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jennifer saunders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Richardson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rik mayall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Comic Strip Presents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hunt for Tony Blair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8410</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week saw one of the great comic institutions of Channel 4 jump ship to G.O.L.D.]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Richardson: “Nothing I say deserves repeating in posterity.”</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/jon-richardson-nothing-i-say-deserves-repeating-in-posterity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/jon-richardson-nothing-i-say-deserves-repeating-in-posterity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Dixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Turning 30 was a milestone for Jon Richardson – in more ways than one.]]></description>
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		<title>Tickled Pig launches 2012/2013 student comedy competition&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/tickled-pig-launches-2012-2013-student-competition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/tickled-pig-launches-2012-2013-student-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tickled Pig’s annual hunt for the funniest student in Britain returns next week with the launch of their 2012 competition.]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Cock, Tales and Comedy</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/rome-and-away-cock-tales-and-comedy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/rome-and-away-cock-tales-and-comedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8312</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nothing better than a Roman Summer. Except a shower with Cameron Diaz.]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: &#8216;Big Keith&#8217; talks Hebburn, North East comedy and sharing a pint with Vic Reeves&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/watch-big-keith-talks-hebburn-north-east-comedy-and-sharing-a-pint-with-vic-reeves/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/watch-big-keith-talks-hebburn-north-east-comedy-and-sharing-a-pint-with-vic-reeves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest in our series of interviews with the cast of Hebburn.]]></description>
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		<title>Profile: Neil Grainger</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/profile-neil-grainger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/profile-neil-grainger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8310</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["As far as Neil Grainger is concerned, he is the luckiest man alive..."]]></description>
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		<title>North East comedians release podcast series</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/north-east-comedians-release-podcast-series/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/north-east-comedians-release-podcast-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[North East comedians Andy Fury and Steffen Peddie have released a new series of podcasts – and Giggle Beats readers can listen to them first.]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: My best night in comedy&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/opinion-my-best-night-in-comedy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/opinion-my-best-night-in-comedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis Schaffer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, a blind man came to my show in Soho, Lewis Schaffer is Free until Famous. ]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Daniel Sloss &amp; Kai Humphries</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/interview-daniel-sloss-kai-humphries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/interview-daniel-sloss-kai-humphries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=4926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Daniel Carmichael catches up with Daniel Sloss and Kai Humphries ahead of their UK tour.]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #18</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/radio-weekly-18/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/radio-weekly-18/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arthur Lowe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carry On]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dad's Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Lavender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenneth Connor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[King Street Junior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liz Frazer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parsley Sidings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Headset Set]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wiped]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8317</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, Ian Wolf listens to a very overdue train arrival and rants about working in a call centre.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Seize the David O&#8217;Doherty &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/review-seize-the-david-odoherty-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/review-seize-the-david-odoherty-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[O’Doherty’s not going to change to change your life, but for a couple of hours at least he’ll certainly make it better.]]></description>
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		<title>Preview: Hebburn – Episode 3</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/preview-hebburn-episode-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/preview-hebburn-episode-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8292</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A small nudge in the side for tonight's episode of Hebburn...]]></description>
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		<title>DVD review: Brendon Burns: Y’Know &#8211; Love ‘n’ God ‘n’ Metaphysics ‘n’ Shit</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/dvd-review-brendon-burns-yknow-love-n-god-n-metaphysics-n-shit-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/11/dvd-review-brendon-burns-yknow-love-n-god-n-metaphysics-n-shit-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Harle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DVDs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Caught awkwardly between aggression and thoughtfulness, Y’Know- Love ‘n’ God ‘n’ Metaphysics ‘n’ Shit never quite knows whether it’s coming or going.]]></description>
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		<title>Making a Record: Webster to release comedy CD</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/making-a-record-webster-to-release-comedy-cd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/making-a-record-webster-to-release-comedy-cd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[North East comedian Gavin Webster is releasing a stand-up comedy CD – based on his weekly residency at the Newcastle Stand.]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #17</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/radio-weekly-17/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/radio-weekly-17/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Lawrence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBC Radio 4]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBC Radio Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How Did We End Up Like This?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jo Jo Sutherland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marek Larwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pauline Goldsmith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Pascoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Gates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vivien Grahame]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8282</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf listens to a song about rickets and hears some frighteningly strong discipline.]]></description>
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		<title>Comedy app launched in Newcastle</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/having-a-laugh-newcastle-student-launches-comedy-app/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/having-a-laugh-newcastle-student-launches-comedy-app/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Newcastle University student has launched a new smart phone app to find live comedy near you.]]></description>
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		<title>John Bishop: “Newcastle Stand is what a comedy club should be.”</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/john-bishop-the-newcastle-stand-is-what-a-comedy-club-should-be-and-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/john-bishop-the-newcastle-stand-is-what-a-comedy-club-should-be-and-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The comedian pays tribute to the Newcastle Stand - as the club celebrates its first birthday...]]></description>
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		<title>DVD review: Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/dvd-review-jeff-dunham-minding-the-monsters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/dvd-review-jeff-dunham-minding-the-monsters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Harle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DVDs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Minding the Monsters brings together all of Jeff Dunham’s much-loved puppets for 80 minutes of monster-themed mayhem.]]></description>
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		<title>Preview: Hebburn &#8211; Episode 2</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/preview-hebburn-episode-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/preview-hebburn-episode-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The second episode, entitled Ghost Town, airs tonight - so we thought we'd give you a little taster for what's to come...]]></description>
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		<title>Profile: Hebburn creator Jason Cook</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/profile-hebburn-creator-jason-cook/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/profile-hebburn-creator-jason-cook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
When Jason Cook was in the Merchant Navy, he used to write sketches for a friend back home in Newcastle. He’d pop them in a big brown envelope and ship them back to Tyneside, where his mate would perform them at The Hyena Comedy Club.
After six months at sea, he finally come home to watch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Pappy&#8217;s: Last Show Ever &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/review-pappys-last-show-ever-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/review-pappys-last-show-ever-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Moore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["With stand-up seemingly mired in continual controversy and ill-feeling, it’s not difficult to see why these sketch shows are on the rise."]]></description>
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		<title>Peddie lands chat show at The Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/peddie-lands-chat-show-at-the-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/peddie-lands-chat-show-at-the-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hebburn star Steffen Peddie is to host a new monthly chat show at the Newcastle Stand.]]></description>
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		<title>Win Tim Key tickets!</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/win-tim-key-tickets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/win-tim-key-tickets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8235</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tim Key’s back on tour after taking a year off to do some admin and bulk up – and we’ve got some tickets to give away for his Newcastle date.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #62</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/gigglebox-weekly-62/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/gigglebox-weekly-62/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amanda Drew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Quentin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting On]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hannah Tointon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ITV2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jo Brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joanna Scanlan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lacey Turner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nina Toussiant-White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phoebe Fox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricky Grover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Switch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vicki Pepperdine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf looks at post-65 vulvas and quite possibly the anti-Top Gear.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Kevin Bridges: The Story Continues &#8211; Newcastle City Hall</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/review-kevin-bridges-the-story-continues-newcastle-city-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/review-kevin-bridges-the-story-continues-newcastle-city-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["Kevin Bridges is a dick magnet."]]></description>
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		<title>Dicktionary Corner &#8211; with Alex Collier</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/dicktionary-corner-with-alex-collier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/dicktionary-corner-with-alex-collier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Collier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedy during the day stinks, doesn’t it? We all know that. Comedy is like a vampire. Sunlight kills it; angry mobs often go after it, and it doesn’t like garlic.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Welcome to Hebburn, Pet.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/welcome-to-hebburn-pet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/welcome-to-hebburn-pet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Last night, BBC2 sitcom Hebburn finally made its way onto our telly boxes, in all its HD glory. ]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Frankie Boyle has made a mistake&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/frankie-boyle-has-made-a-mistake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/frankie-boyle-has-made-a-mistake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis Schaffer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t think Frankie Boyle is a racist. He mocks racists. One has to assume that he’s smart enough not to use the n-word anywhere close to a hateful way. Even real racists aren’t that stupid.]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: The Hebburn Premiere</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/at-the-hebburn-premiere/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/at-the-hebburn-premiere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With a little help from our friends at KYEO.TV,  we'll be showing you all of the footage from the Hebburn premiere... ]]></description>
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		<title>TV review: Hebburn</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/tv-review-hebburn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/tv-review-hebburn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Ramsey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gina McKee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hebburn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Cook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Moir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kimberly Dixon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lisa McGrillis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neil Grainger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pat Dunn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steffen Peddie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stockton Arc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vic reeves]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Hebburn creator Jason Cook.

This week, the Stockton Arts Centre held a special advance screening of the BBC2 sitcom, Hebburn. During the event, the first two episodes were shown and an hour-long Q&#38;A session followed. Giggle Beats columnist Ian Wolf reports&#8230;
Last week, one national newspaper announced in their review of Hebburn that the North East town [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #61</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/gigglebox-weekly-61/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/gigglebox-weekly-61/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fay Rusling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friday Night Dinner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Wing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Heap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Me and Mrs Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nathaniel Parker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neil Morrissey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oriane Messina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Ritter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Sheehan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Alexander]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simon Bird]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tamsin Greig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Rosenthal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf hunts for a stuffed toy and witnesses girls vomiting.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Josie Long: Romance and Adventure &#8211; Star &amp; Shadow Cinema, Newcastle</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/review-josie-long-romance-and-adventure-star-shadow-cinema-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/review-josie-long-romance-and-adventure-star-shadow-cinema-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliott Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Josie Long

Josie Long&#8217;s unique brand of comedy has earned her a solid place in the lineup of stand-ups working in the UK.
Her approach to form and structure &#8211; definitely present, and motivated towards a goal, but never strict or contrived &#8211; conceals a carefully considered set of ideas.
Anyone who saw last year&#8217;s show will know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Brendan Healy</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/interview-brendan-healy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/interview-brendan-healy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John-Paul Stephenson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brendan Healy is somewhat of a North East legend, with fingers in many of the region’s cultural pies.]]></description>
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		<title>The Road to Hebburn</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/the-road-to-hebburn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/the-road-to-hebburn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jason Cook’s had his fair share of sleepless nights thinking about BBC2 sitcom Hebburn. ]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Robert Ross</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/interview-robert-ross/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/interview-robert-ross/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why are some comedians remembered and others forgotten? Robert Ross hopes to find out in a new book about comedy.]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: how to avoid comedy competition scams</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/opinion-how-to-avoid-comedy-competition-scams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/opinion-how-to-avoid-comedy-competition-scams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8071</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All new comics want and need validation of their talent and ability to work and get paid. Entering a competition seems like the most efficient way to make that happen. The truth is it can be, but it usually isn’t.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #60</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/gigglebox-weekly-60/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/gigglebox-weekly-60/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Barrie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Charles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danny John-Jules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katherine Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenny Everett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oliver Lnasley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red dwarf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Dwarf X]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Best Possible Taste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Kenny Everett Story]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8055</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf meets Kenny Everett and encounters a bunch of smegheads.]]></description>
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		<title>The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek land BBC2 show</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/the-ginge-the-geordie-and-the-geek-land-bbc2-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/the-ginge-the-geordie-and-the-geek-land-bbc2-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8041</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After catching the eye of TV bosses during a pilot show back in March, the trio have been rewarded with their own show on BBC2.]]></description>
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		<title>First Hebburn trailer released&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/first-hebburn-trailer-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/first-hebburn-trailer-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8046</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The short clip begins with a view of the town itself, followed by lead character Jack, played by Chris Ramsey, introducing his girlfriend Sarah (Kimberley Nixon) to the Pearson family.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Rob Rouse: Life Sentences &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/review-rob-rouse-life-sentences-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/review-rob-rouse-life-sentences-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John-Paul Stephenson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many comedians in their 30s, Life Sentences is influenced by the birth of a child.]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Cause for Laughter?</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/rome-and-away-cause-for-laughter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/rome-and-away-cause-for-laughter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8007</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nino Tarento… Ever heard of him?]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: a defence of rape jokes&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/opinion-a-defence-of-rape-jokes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/opinion-a-defence-of-rape-jokes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Fleming</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8035</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["The idea is to ban comedians who tell rape jokes..."]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Fuckwits! Spoof game show back at the Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/fuckwits-returns-to-the-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/fuckwits-returns-to-the-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7951</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a new, lunchtime slot.]]></description>
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		<title>North East premiere for Hebburn</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/north-east-premiere-for-hebburn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/north-east-premiere-for-hebburn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8014</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[North East comedy fans will have the opportunity to see BBC2 sitcom Hebburn a week before the rest of the world – at a special preview.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #59</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/gigglebox-weekly-59/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/10/gigglebox-weekly-59/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBC Three]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cuckoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fazer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Rutherford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katy Burke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[N-Dubz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Never Mind The Buzzcocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noel Fielding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phill Jupitus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Howard's Good News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Millican]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=8001</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf encounters a grown-up baby and some sheep shearers...]]></description>
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		<title>Preview: Tyne &amp; Wear New Act of the Year competition</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/preview-tyne-and-wear-new-act-of-the-year-competition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/preview-tyne-and-wear-new-act-of-the-year-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7949</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The North East’s longest running new act night is launching its own talent search to find the region’s next big star.]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Toby Hadoke on 15 years with XS Malarkey</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/opinion-toby-hadoke-on-15-years-with-xs-malarkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/opinion-toby-hadoke-on-15-years-with-xs-malarkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toby Hadoke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7978</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eeeh, it were a different time back then – back in 1997 when XS Malarkey started. ]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Thieves Like Us</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/rome-and-away-thieves-like-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/rome-and-away-thieves-like-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7931</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Monkhouse on gag-thieves...]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Rob Rouse</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/interview-rob-rouse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/interview-rob-rouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7818</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A befuddled and disgruntled Rob can’t handle a world where plastic tits and a Vajazzle are now something to aspire to, so in reaction he’s written a show about it.]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ll drink to that: Jack Daniel&#8217;s to back Newcastle comedy night</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/ill-drink-to-that/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/ill-drink-to-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tyneside comedy night backed by the world’s best selling whiskey brand.]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #16 – Party</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/radio-weekly-16-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/radio-weekly-16-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7928</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week saw the return of the world’s least successful political party - and I’m not talking about the Lib Dems’ party conference...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Danny Bhoy: Dear Epson &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/review-danny-bhoy-dear-epson-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/review-danny-bhoy-dear-epson-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John-Paul Stephenson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There have been quite a few recent shows using letters to frame a comedy narrative...]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: The Boy With Tape On His Face</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/interview-the-boy-with-tape-on-his-face-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/interview-the-boy-with-tape-on-his-face-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Harle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[James Harle managed to grab a few tape-free moments with the man himself.]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Medicine: Darlington pals produce dark comedy</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/the-best-medicine-darlington-pals-produce-dark-comedy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/the-best-medicine-darlington-pals-produce-dark-comedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Group of friends team up to produce comedy film set in Darlington.]]></description>
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		<title>Are Vic and Bob Lucky Sexy Winners?</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/are-vic-and-bob-lucky-sexy-winners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/are-vic-and-bob-lucky-sexy-winners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7893</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rumours abound that Channel 4 have given Lucky Sexy Winners a series...]]></description>
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		<title>Split Festival 2012: Who&#8217;s, Who.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/split-festival-comedy-whos-who/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/split-festival-comedy-whos-who/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We take you through the comedy line-up at Split Festival - since it's not been mentioned anywhere else. ]]></description>
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		<title>Webster joins Millican &amp; Brand at charity show</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/webster-joins-millican-and-brand-at-tyneside-charity-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/webster-joins-millican-and-brand-at-tyneside-charity-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7882</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[North East comedian Gavin Webster will join Sarah Millican and Jo Brand for a charity show at the Tyne Theatre later this week.]]></description>
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		<title>Manford announces UK tour for 2013&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/manford-announces-uk-tour-for-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/manford-announces-uk-tour-for-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Coming to 'Boro, Newcastle, York and Sunderland next year...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #58</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/gigglebox-weekly-58/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/gigglebox-weekly-58/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Davies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Bailey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comedy World Cup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave SPikey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Tennant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Manford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Carr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jo Brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicholas Parsons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Chowdhry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shappi Khorsandi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Fry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Coren]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Gigglebox Weekly With Ian Wolf

This week Ian Wolf encounters a lot of jizz and a Time Lord.
QI
QI, the cleverest comedy on television, is back on our screens this week. It’s now in double figures series-wise, (tenth series and not eleventh, as has been advertised in some quarters); although in terms of the alphabet it’s only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Millican boycotts Sunderland Empire</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/sarah-millican-boycotts-sunderland-empire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/sarah-millican-boycotts-sunderland-empire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Comedian boycotts Britain’s largest theatre chain, Ambassador Theatre Group.]]></description>
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		<title>“Comedy is like wine; there’s no sell-by date and it improves with age&#8230;” – an interview with Mick Miller &amp; Jimmy Cricket</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/comedy-is-like-wine-theres-no-sell-by-date-and-it-improves-with-age-an-interview-with-mick-miller-jimmy-cricket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Harle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7821</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t think it’s a stretch to suggest that Mick Miller and Jimmy Cricket are two of the best loved - and most established - names in comedy.]]></description>
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		<title>Comedy, the Anime Way #3 – FLCL</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/comedy-the-anime-way-3-flcl/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/comedy-the-anime-way-3-flcl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 10:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comedy The Anime Way]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FLCL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gainax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Wing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surrealist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surrreal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many people tend to think that Japanese anime, and indeed quite a lot of Japanese culture, is rather bonkers. ]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Steffen Peddie</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/interview-steffen-peddie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/interview-steffen-peddie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Steffen Peddie can’t believe his luck...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Peacock &amp; Gamble Don&#8217;t Even Want To Be On Telly Anyway &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/review-peacock-gamble-dont-even-want-to-be-on-telly-anyway-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/review-peacock-gamble-dont-even-want-to-be-on-telly-anyway-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most intelligent shows you'll see this year...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #57 – The Thick Of It</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/gigglebox-weekly-57-the-thick-of-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/gigglebox-weekly-57-the-thick-of-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Armando Iannucci]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Thick of It]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Will Smith]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week sees return of a sitcom that’s been in hibernation since 2009. ]]></description>
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		<title>Pat&#8217;s back: Monahan to headline Split Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/pats-back-monahan-to-headline-split-festival-comedy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/pats-back-monahan-to-headline-split-festival-comedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7743</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Show Me The Funny winner signs up to close the Tunstall Hill stage on Saturday 22nd September...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Jim Jefferies: Fully Functional &#8211; Tyne Theatre, Newcastle.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/review-jim-jefferies-fully-functional-tyne-theatre-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/review-jim-jefferies-fully-functional-tyne-theatre-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Hardy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["Okay, let’s starts with a joke.” And thus begins Jim Jefferies’ incendiary 90 minute set at the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle.]]></description>
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		<title>Ramsey lands BBC Three show&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/chris-ramsey-lands-bbc-three-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/chris-ramsey-lands-bbc-three-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hebburn star Chris Ramsey has landed another big television role. This time, it’s his own show on BBC Three.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #56</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/gigglebox-weekly-56/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/gigglebox-weekly-56/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adil Ray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citizen Khan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dom Joly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fool Britannia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mr Khan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf encounters what some people claim to be racist stereotyping, and something thought to have been extinct - canned laughter.]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Hebburn creator Jason Cook.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/interview-hebburn-creator-jason-cook/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/interview-hebburn-creator-jason-cook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper sits down with the man behind Hebburn to talk about his time working on the sitcom.]]></description>
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		<title>Split Parade giveaway&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/split-parade-giveaway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/09/split-parade-giveaway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7723</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Win tickets for the swanky, invite-only do at Cosa Nostra, Sunderland...]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Radio Daze.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/rome-and-away-radio-daze/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/rome-and-away-radio-daze/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7661</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Could there be a finer medium for comedy than radio? Not according to Michael Monkhouse...]]></description>
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		<title>North East sitcom Hebburn to air in October.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/bbc-sitcom-hebburn-to-air-in-october/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/bbc-sitcom-hebburn-to-air-in-october/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7714</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BBC2 series Hebburn will debut on Thursday 18th October, creator Jason Cook has revealed.]]></description>
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		<title>The Grinning Idiot announce autumn dates&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/grinning-idiot-announce-autumn-dates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/grinning-idiot-announce-autumn-dates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dan Nightingale, Lewis Schaffer and Martin Mor to front comedy line-up this autumn.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Phill Jupitus: You’re Probably Wondering Why I Asked You Here &#8211; The Stand (1), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-phill-jupitus-youre-probably-wondering-why-i-asked-you-here-the-stand-1-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-phill-jupitus-youre-probably-wondering-why-i-asked-you-here-the-stand-1-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Ford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for Phill Jupitus at The Stand. ]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Back to the Future: The Pantomime – Augustine’s, Edinburgh</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-back-to-the-future-the-pantomime-augustines-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-back-to-the-future-the-pantomime-augustines-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John-Paul Stephenson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7677</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let’s cut to the chase. Back to the Future: The Pantomime is not particularly good.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Boo Lingerie – Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-the-scottish-falsetto-sock-puppet-theatre-boo-lingerie-gilded-balloon-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-the-scottish-falsetto-sock-puppet-theatre-boo-lingerie-gilded-balloon-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John-Paul Stephenson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #55</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/gigglebox-weekly-55/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/gigglebox-weekly-55/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bob Mortimer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eddie Izzard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funny Fortnight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heydon Prowse]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jolyon Rubinstein]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prank show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reeves and mortimer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Revolution Will Be Televised]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vic and bob]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vic and Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf watches sadomasochists outside MI6, people faking disabilities, and a Viking. Yeah.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Phil Nichol: Rants &#8211; Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-phil-nichol-rants-assembly-rooms-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-phil-nichol-rants-assembly-rooms-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7669</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["Frothy-mouthed tirades are what Nichol delivers in this tough-to-like hour of stand-up."]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Mae Martin: Mae Day  &#8211; The Caves, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-mae-martin-mae-day-the-caves-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-mae-martin-mae-day-the-caves-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7649</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["A thoroughly entertaining hour." Adam Mulholland has all the info. ]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Newcastle University Comedy Society Showcase &#8211; Buffs Club, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-newcastle-university-comedy-society-showcase-buffs-club-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-newcastle-university-comedy-society-showcase-buffs-club-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for these promising North East acts...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: James Acaster &#8211; Prompt &#8211; Pleasance Baby Grand, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-james-acaster-prompt-pleasance-baby-grand-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-james-acaster-prompt-pleasance-baby-grand-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["K-TO-THE-E-TO-THE-T-TO-THE-T-TO-THE-E-TO-THE-R-TO-THE-I-TO-THE-N-TO-THE-G"]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Bec Hill is More Afraid of You Than You Are of Her &#8211; Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-bec-hill-is-more-afraid-of-you-than-you-are-of-her-gilded-balloon-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-bec-hill-is-more-afraid-of-you-than-you-are-of-her-gilded-balloon-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Ford</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7633</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ "The sheer likeability that surrounds Hill means that she wiill always have the crowd on side."]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Elis James: Speaking As A Mother &#8211; Pleasance Baby Grand, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-elis-james-speaking-as-a-mother-pleasance-baby-grand-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-elis-james-speaking-as-a-mother-pleasance-baby-grand-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for Elis James.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Bob Doolally&#8217;s Euro Crisis &#8211; The Stand (3), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-bob-doolallys-euro-crisis-the-stand-3-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-bob-doolallys-euro-crisis-the-stand-3-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[★★ for Paul Sneddon’s football themed character comedy show...]]></description>
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		<title>Fringe Diaries #7: Mace and Burton</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-7-mace-and-burton/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-7-mace-and-burton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mace and Burton write their final Fringe Diary for Giggle Beats. Enjoy.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Grainne Maguire &#8211; Where are All the Fun Places? &#8211; Udderbelly Daisy, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-grainne-maguire-where-are-all-the-fun-places-udderbelly-daisy-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-grainne-maguire-where-are-all-the-fun-places-udderbelly-daisy-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["A feel good, big-knickers approach to comedy." Susan Ford reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Ro Campbell &#8211; Midnight Meltdown &#8211; The Stand (2), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-ro-campbell-midnight-meltdown-the-stand-2-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-ro-campbell-midnight-meltdown-the-stand-2-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for Ro Campbell. Adam Mulholland reports...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Markus Birdman – Love, Life and Death &#8211; The Stand (2), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-markus-birdman-love-life-and-death-the-stand-2-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-markus-birdman-love-life-and-death-the-stand-2-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Material might sound weighty but there’s more than enough folly worked into proceedings..."]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Bob and Jim: Go &#8211; Udderbelly Daisy, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-bob-and-jim-go-underbelly-daisy-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-bob-and-jim-go-underbelly-daisy-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are you waiting for? Go...]]></description>
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		<title>Rick Shapiro: King of Chaos</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/rick-shapiro-king-of-chaos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/rick-shapiro-king-of-chaos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Pronger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["It is hardly a surprise that even Rick Shapiro himself sometimes struggles to describe his own act," writes Rachel Pronger...]]></description>
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE: BBC developing new panel show for Richard Herring&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/exclusive-bbc-developing-panel-show-for-richard-herring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/exclusive-bbc-developing-panel-show-for-richard-herring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Format borrowed from North East spoof gameshow Fuckwits...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Stand Late Show &#8211; The Stand (1), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-the-stand-late-show-the-stand-1-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-the-stand-late-show-the-stand-1-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Mulholland reports on The Stand's Late Show - ft. Tom Stade &#038; more.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Seann Walsh: Seann To Be Wild &#8211; Pleasance Beyond, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-seann-walsh-seann-to-be-wild-pleasance-beyond-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-seann-walsh-seann-to-be-wild-pleasance-beyond-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With his long, curly locks and two-colour suit, Seann Walsh is dressed for laughs...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Paul McCaffrey: Pills, Thrills and Belly Laughs &#8211; Udderbelly Wee Coo, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-paul-mccaffrey-pills-thrills-and-belly-laughs-udderbelly-wee-coo-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-paul-mccaffrey-pills-thrills-and-belly-laughs-udderbelly-wee-coo-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[★★★ for McCaffrey's attempt to reclaim his youth...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Steve Gribbin &#8211; Viva Gribbostania &#8211; The Stand (4), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-steve-gribbin-viva-gribbostania-the-stand-4-edinburgh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[★★★ for Gribbin: "an enjoyable hour of musical comedy..."]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Lucy Porter: People Person &#8211; The Stand (1), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-lucy-porter-people-person-the-stand-1-edinburgh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Porter is an experienced performer, her ebullient personality carrying the show."]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #54</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/gigglebox-weekly-54/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/gigglebox-weekly-54/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bad Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In With the Flynns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jack whitehall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mathew Horne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Gomez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miranda]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Solemani]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf witnesses class warfare and some unfortunate scheduling...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Fred MacAulay: Legally Bald 2 &#8211; The Stand (3), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-fred-macaulay-legally-bald-2-the-stand-3-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-fred-macaulay-legally-bald-2-the-stand-3-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["An hour of comedy that sticks painfully to the beaten track..."]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Stephen Carlin</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/interview-stephen-carlin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Pronger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rachel Pronger catches up with Carlin after his show, Pandas vs Penguins...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Rhys Darby: This Way To Spaceship &#8211; Pleasance Grand, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-rhys-darby-this-way-to-spaceship-pleasance-grand-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-rhys-darby-this-way-to-spaceship-pleasance-grand-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you only know Darby from Flight of the Conchords, then this might surprise you.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Further Adventures Of&#8230;Josh Widdicombe &#8211; Pleasance Beneath, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-the-further-adventures-of-josh-widdicombe-pleasance-beneath-edinburgh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7549</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★ for The Further Adventures Of...Josh Widdicombe...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Gavin Webster: Bill Hicks Wasn’t Very Good &#8211; The Stand (2), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-gavin-webster-bill-hicks-wasnt-very-good-the-stand-2-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-gavin-webster-bill-hicks-wasnt-very-good-the-stand-2-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kath Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["There’s something in the water supply that stokes the ire of Gavin Webster..."]]></description>
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		<title>Fringe Diaries #6: Marcus Ryan</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-6-marcus-ryan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-6-marcus-ryan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["It’s the halfway mark of the festival and I’ve hit the wall," says Marcus Ryan in today's diary.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Return of the Lumberjacks &#8211; Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-return-of-the-lumberjacks-assembly-rooms-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-return-of-the-lumberjacks-assembly-rooms-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Thompson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7536</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["This is a hugely enjoyable offering from four of comedy’s world-beaters." ]]></description>
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		<title>Fringe Diaries #5: Steve Shanyaski</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-5-steve-shanyaski/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-5-steve-shanyaski/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA['If I drink, everything goes tits up.  The person I talk about in my set, “Evil Stevie”, is a well-documented fact.  Got press in tomorrow? Evil Stevie doesn’t care...']]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Axis of Awesome: Cry Yourself A River &#8211; Pleasance Grand, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-the-axis-of-awesome-cry-yourself-pleasance-grand-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-the-axis-of-awesome-cry-yourself-pleasance-grand-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Stubbs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like the sound of The Axis of Awesome? Jamie Stubbs did...]]></description>
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		<title>Comedy, The Anime Way #2: Ouran High School Host Club</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/comedy-the-anime-way-2-ouran-high-school-host-club/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/comedy-the-anime-way-2-ouran-high-school-host-club/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[romantic comedy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ian Wolf's back from his holiday in Zante - and he's back on the anime...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape &#8211; Pleasance Grand, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-the-boy-with-tape-on-his-face-more-tape-pleasance-grand-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-the-boy-with-tape-on-his-face-more-tape-pleasance-grand-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Stubbs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7516</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★★★ for The Boy. Jamie Stubbs reports...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Jarred Christmas: Let’s Go Mofo &#8211; Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-jarred-christmas-lets-go-mofo-gilded-balloon-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-jarred-christmas-lets-go-mofo-gilded-balloon-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★ for Jarred Christmas - but a finale that's almost worth the ticket alone...]]></description>
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		<title>Fringe Diaries #4: Danielle Ward</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-4-danielle-ward/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-4-danielle-ward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Danielle Ward shares her Fringe diary...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Sarah Kendall: Get Up, Stand Up – Pleasance Two, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-sarah-kendall-get-up-stand-up-pleasance-two-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-sarah-kendall-get-up-stand-up-pleasance-two-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If observational stand up is your cup of tea, book a ticket now.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Pappy’s: Last Show Ever &#8211; Pleasance Queen Dome, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-pappys-last-show-ever-pleasance-queen-dome-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-pappys-last-show-ever-pleasance-queen-dome-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Dunn &#38; Fiona Macpherson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another ★★★★ for Crosby, but this time he's joined by Ben Clark and Tom Parry.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Yianni: Numb And Number &#8211; Canon’s Gait, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-yianni-numb-and-number-canons-gait-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-yianni-numb-and-number-canons-gait-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Stubbs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for Yianni's free show, Numb and Number...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Sean Hughes &#8211; Life Becomes Noises &#8211; Pleasance Forth, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-sean-hughes-life-becomes-noises/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-sean-hughes-life-becomes-noises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★ for Sean Hughes: Life Becomes Noises...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Mary Bourke &#8211; Hail Mary! &#8211; The Stand (4), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-mary-bourke-hail-mary-the-stand-4-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-mary-bourke-hail-mary-the-stand-4-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★ for Mary Bourke: Hail Mary! ]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Al Pitcher: Tiny Triumphs &#8211; Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-al-pitcher-tiny-triumphs-gilded-balloon-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-al-pitcher-tiny-triumphs-gilded-balloon-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for Al Pitcher: Tiny Triumphs...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Liam Mullone: A Land Fit For Fuckwits &#8211; The Stand (4), Edinburgh</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-liam-mullone-a-land-fit-for-fuckwits-the-stand-4-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-liam-mullone-a-land-fit-for-fuckwits-the-stand-4-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7463</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for Liam Mullone: A Land Fit For Fuckwits...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Brendon Burns: Home Stretch, Baby! &#8211; Pleasance Ace Dome, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-brendon-burns-home-stretch-baby-pleasance-ace-dome-edinburgh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Stubbs</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for Brendon Burns in this coming-of-age-esque show...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The 11 ½ Ill Conceived Shows of Dan Nightingale &#8211; Pleasance Jack Dome, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-the-11-%c2%bd-ill-conceived-shows-of-dan-nightingale-pleasance-jack-dome-edinburgh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Dunn &#38; Fiona Macpherson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for Dan Nightingale.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Nick Helm: This Means War! &#8211; Pleasance Queen Dome, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-nick-helm-this-means-war-pleasance-queen-dome-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-nick-helm-this-means-war-pleasance-queen-dome-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Dunn &#38; Fiona Macpherson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★ for Nick Helm's 2012 show, This Means War!]]></description>
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		<title>Fringe Diaries #3: Silky</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-3-silky/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-3-silky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's half one in the early hours of Saturday 12th August. This is my first solo Edinburgh Fringe after nearly eighteen years as a comedian, and it's an alien experience, with as different a frame of reference as I'd feared.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Martin Mor: A Man You Don&#8217;t Meet Every Day &#8211; The Stand (2), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-martin-mor-a-man-you-dont-meet-every-day-the-stand-2-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-martin-mor-a-man-you-dont-meet-every-day-the-stand-2-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Martin Mor gets ★★★★ from Giggle Beats. Adam Mulholland reports...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Abandoman: Party In The Key Of C Major &#8211; Pleasance Queen Dome, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-abandoman-pleasance-queen-dome-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-abandoman-pleasance-queen-dome-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our third ★★★★★ review of the festival, and it goes to Abandoman...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Wil Hodgson: Kidnapped By Catwoman &#8211; The Stand (4), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-wil-hodgson-kidnapped-by-catwoman-the-stand-4-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-wil-hodgson-kidnapped-by-catwoman-the-stand-4-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★ for Wil Hodgson: Kidnapped by Catwoman...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Jo Caulfield: Thinking Bad Thoughts &#8211; The Stand (1), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-jo-caulfield-thinking-bad-thoughts-the-stand-1-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-jo-caulfield-thinking-bad-thoughts-the-stand-1-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7421</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for Jo Caulfield and her bad thoughts...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Max and Ivan Are&#8230;Con Artists &#8211; Pleasance Upstairs, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-max-and-ivan-are-con-artists-pleasance-attic-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-max-and-ivan-are-con-artists-pleasance-attic-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7397</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★★★ for Max and Ivan!]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Ted.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-ted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-ted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nic Wright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nic Wright reviews Seth McFarlane's directorial debut, Ted...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Michael Legge: What a Shame &#8211; The Stand (2), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-michael-legge-what-a-shame-the-stand-2-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-michael-legge-what-a-shame-the-stand-2-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★ for Michael Legge: What a Shame...]]></description>
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		<title>Susan Calman: “Something deep within my soul said, ‘Just do it!’”</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/susan-calman-something-deep-within-my-soul-said-just-do-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/susan-calman-something-deep-within-my-soul-said-just-do-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Pronger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7394</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rachel Pronger chats with feisty Glaswegian Susan Calman about her compulsive move into stand-up...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: WitTank &#8211; Pleasance Above, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-wittank-pleasance-above-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-wittank-pleasance-above-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7343</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for sketch trio WitTank, a.k.a Naz Osmanoglu, Mark Cooper-Jones and Kieran Boyd.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Tony Law: Maximum Noonsense &#8211; The Stand (1), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-tony-law-maximum-noonsense-the-stand-1-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-tony-law-maximum-noonsense-the-stand-1-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7366</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for Tony Law: Maximum Noonsense...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Noise Next Door: Bring The Noise &#8211; Pleasance Above, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-the-noise-next-door-bring-the-noise-pleasance-above-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-the-noise-next-door-bring-the-noise-pleasance-above-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7338</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's our first ★★★★★ review, and it's for The Noise Next Door. Hilary Wardle reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Simon Munnery: Fylm-Makker &#8211; The Stand (1), Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-simon-munnery-fylm-makker-the-stand-1-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-simon-munnery-fylm-makker-the-stand-1-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Mulholland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★ for Simon Munnery's self-confessed ‘work in progress' show, Fylm-Makker...]]></description>
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		<title>Fringe Diaries #2: Dan Nightingale.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-2-dan-nightingale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-2-dan-nightingale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan Nightingale talks about his favourite Edinburgh hiding place...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Chris Stokes: An Opera Written On Napkins &#8211; Pleasance Attic, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-chris-stokes-an-opera-written-on-napkins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-chris-stokes-an-opera-written-on-napkins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★ for An Opera Written On Napkins...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #53 – Britain&#8217;s Oldest Stand Up</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/gigglebox-weekly-53-britains-oldest-stand-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/gigglebox-weekly-53-britains-oldest-stand-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Britain's Oldest Stand Up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Byrne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Javk Woodward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Les Keen]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week there was documentary hidden away in the schedules on More4. Part of their “First Cut” strand, it covered the return to stand up comedy of Jack Woodward, the oldest stand up comedian in the country, at the age of 90.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Matthew Crosby (The Show) &#8211; Pleasance Beside, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-matthew-crosby-the-show-pleasance-courtyard-beside-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-matthew-crosby-the-show-pleasance-courtyard-beside-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for Pappy’s Fun Club veteran, Matthew Crosby...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Jigsaw: Getting Jiggy &#8211; Pleasance Upstairs, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-jigsaw-getting-jiggy-pleasance-courtyard-upstairs-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-jigsaw-getting-jiggy-pleasance-courtyard-upstairs-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[★★★★ for Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Craine in Jigsaw...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Dave McNeill: Canoe Ride 300 &#8211; Pleasance Cellar, Edinburgh.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-dave-mcneill-canoe-ride-300-pleasance-courtyard-cellar-edinburgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-dave-mcneill-canoe-ride-300-pleasance-courtyard-cellar-edinburgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2012 20:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Wardle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ ★★★ for McNeill's debut solo show...]]></description>
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		<title>Fringe Diaries #1: Mace and Burton.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-mace-and-burton-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/fringe-diaries-mace-and-burton-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fringe Diaries]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, the Edinburgh Fringe is upon us. Every year we get so excited by the prospect. My whole calendar revolves around August and the Fringe. ]]></description>
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		<title>New Act Of The Month: David Stanier.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/new-act-of-the-month-david-stanier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/new-act-of-the-month-david-stanier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Act Of The Month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We thought we’d catch up with David for a chat to talk about his comedy. He’s our New Act of the Month for August...]]></description>
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		<title>Competition: Newcastle Stand giveaway&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/newcastle-stand-giveaway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/newcastle-stand-giveaway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to our friends at The Stand Comedy Club, here’s a competition’s for you people who can't afford/can't be arsed to travel to Edinburgh for your comedy.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World &#8211; Newcastle Stand.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-stewart-lee-carpet-remnant-world-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/08/review-stewart-lee-carpet-remnant-world-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kath Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[★★★★★ for Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World. Kath Anderson reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #15 – Olympic Comedy</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/radio-weekly-15-olympic-comedy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/radio-weekly-15-olympic-comedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Quantick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Sinha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Blagger's Guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Blagger's Guide to the Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sinha Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sinha Test]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf looks at how radio comedy is covering the Olympic games...]]></description>
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		<title>Giggle Beats sponsors Split Parade&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/giggle-beats-sponsors-split-parade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/giggle-beats-sponsors-split-parade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7044</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Continuing our commitment to the local arts scene, Giggle Beats will help curate a series of showcase events at Split Festival's sister event...]]></description>
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		<title>Cancelled! Fringe venue pulls plug on charity showcases&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/cancelled-fringe-venue-pulls-plug-on-charity-showcases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/cancelled-fringe-venue-pulls-plug-on-charity-showcases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More trouble for Kunt and the Gang as Fringe venue pulls charity shows...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Kendal Calling 2012 [Live From The Fields]</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/review-kendal-calling-2012-live-from-the-fields/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/review-kendal-calling-2012-live-from-the-fields/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6806</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We've sent our editor to Kendal Calling to review the comedy. Let's hope he doesn't come back, eh?]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: You&#8217;ve Gotta Laugh&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/rome-and-away-youve-gotta-laugh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/rome-and-away-youve-gotta-laugh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7012</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week ‘comedy’ actor Leonardo Pieracconi opined that we can beat the recession with a sense of humour. I said Great Leo, next time I can’t pay the rent I’ll tell the landlord a joke, see what happens…]]></description>
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		<title>Lucy Porter: &#8220;Stand-up is my one remaining vice&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/lucy-porter-stand-up-is-my-one-remaining-vice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/lucy-porter-stand-up-is-my-one-remaining-vice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Pronger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Effervescent, whip smart and - at just under 5 ft - absolutely tiny, Lucy Porter is a distinctive presence on the crowded UK stand-up scene...]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Stand-up comedy competitions &#8211; serious fun or self-harm?</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/opinion-stand-up-comedy-competitions-serious-fun-or-self-harm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/opinion-stand-up-comedy-competitions-serious-fun-or-self-harm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7026</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Funny's Funny finalist Amanda Baker asks: stand-up comedy competitions - serious fun or self-harm?]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #14</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/radio-weekly-14/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/radio-weekly-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy Hamilton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Annete Crosbie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian D. Montfort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian D. Montfort Is: Unbelievable; Tom Binns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly. Old Harry's Game]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf goes to hell and listens to the Sunderland Psychic...]]></description>
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		<title>Dot.Comedy: Ray Peacock tells his podcasting story.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/dot-comedy-ray-peacock-tells-his-podcasting-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/dot-comedy-ray-peacock-tells-his-podcasting-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Peacock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6808</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In December of 2011, myself and Ed Gamble took to the stage at Kings Place theatre in London to record what we thought would be our last ever podcast.  On 1st August 2012 we start a new (strictly limited!) run of them.  This is our podcasting story...]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Why Seymour Mace played in my front room&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/opinion-why-seymour-mace-played-in-my-front-room/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/opinion-why-seymour-mace-played-in-my-front-room/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Emmett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who thought comedy in your front room could be so funny? Kate Emmett tells all...]]></description>
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		<title>Latitude: Our Top 10 Stand-Ups&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/latitude-our-top-10-stand-ups/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/latitude-our-top-10-stand-ups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latitude Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=7002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We've picked out our favourite comics at Latitude 2012: a selection of ten stand-ups who made an impression, possessed an original voice and brought the loyal Latitude comedy crowd to their knees in adulation. Here goes...]]></description>
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		<title>The Ten Best Edinburgh PR Stunts.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/the-ten-best-edinburgh-pr-stunts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/the-ten-best-edinburgh-pr-stunts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Pronger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tthe ten most memorable PR moves from Edinburgh over the past few decades, a motley gallery of shameless vulgarity, reckless self endangerment and flagrant immaturity.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Latitude Festival 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/latitude-festival-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/latitude-festival-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Pronger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latitude Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Latitude doesn’t have the edgiest of images. As it enters its seventh year the Suffolk-based festival has gained a reputation for dyed sheep, Radio 4 friendly arts stages and mild mannered middleclass calm, perfectly likable but hardly cutting edge youth culture bait...]]></description>
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		<title>Tony Hawks: “I never had a plan. It’s been a hopelessly muddled approach to having a career”</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/tony-hawks-i-never-had-a-plan-its-been-a-hopelessly-muddled-approach-to-having-a-career/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/tony-hawks-i-never-had-a-plan-its-been-a-hopelessly-muddled-approach-to-having-a-career/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Pronger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6955</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“I never had a plan. It’s been a hopelessly muddled approach to having a career," says Tony Hawks...]]></description>
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		<title>Comedy, The Anime Way #1 – Martian Successor Nadesico</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/comedy-the-anime-way-1-martian-successor-nadesico/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/comedy-the-anime-way-1-martian-successor-nadesico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comedy drama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comedy The Anime Way]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martian Successor Nadesico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mecha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nadesico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sci-fi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XEBEC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the first in this new column on funny stuff in Japanese animation and comics, Ian Wolf covers the first comedy anime series that he ever watched.]]></description>
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		<title>Live from Latitude: an interview with Four Screws Loose.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/live-from-latitude-an-interview-with-four-screws-loose/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/live-from-latitude-an-interview-with-four-screws-loose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Harle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latitude Festival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Four Screws Loose will be in the Cabaret Arena this afternoon, 3pm-4pm, before taking their new show #ScrewTheWorld to Edinburgh in August. And after that, coming soon to a screen near you...]]></description>
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		<title>Live from Latitude: an interview with Al Murray.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/live-from-latitude-an-interview-with-al-murray/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/live-from-latitude-an-interview-with-al-murray/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Harle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latitude Festival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What better way to kick off our coverage of Latitude 2012 than an interview with The Pub Landlord himself, Al Murray...]]></description>
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		<title>Sunderland psychic given Radio 2 show&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/sunderland-psychic-given-radio-2-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/sunderland-psychic-given-radio-2-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I know what you’re thinking...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #52 – BBC Three&#8217;s Online Pilots</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/gigglebox-weekly-52-bbc-threes-online-pilots/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/gigglebox-weekly-52-bbc-threes-online-pilots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBC Three]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celebrity Bitchslap News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawson Bros. Funtime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For The Win]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Impractical Jokers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imran Yusuf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People Just Do Nothing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rich Fulcher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Boy With Tape On His Face]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Imran Yusuf Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Tape Face Tapes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week BBC Three launched seven new comedy pilots online. So, I’ve decided to go through all seven of these new shows to see if any off them have got the potential to make a full series.]]></description>
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		<title>Comedy, The Anime Way #0 – An Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/comedy-the-anime-way-0-an-introduction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/comedy-the-anime-way-0-an-introduction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comedy The Anime Way]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FLCL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gurren Lagann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hetalia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hetalia: Axis Powers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[K-On!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[One Piece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ouran High School Host Club]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Comedy, The Anime Way&#8230;

After comedy, my next great love is for Japanese anime and manga. That’s animation and comic books for those who don’t know.
My interest in the animated art-form from the Far East has resulted in several things for me personally; namely being the secretary for the Nemacon (the North East Manga and Anime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiffany Stevenson: &#8220;We&#8217;re losing personality and we’re losing history.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/tiffany-stevenson-were-losing-personality-and-were-losing-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/tiffany-stevenson-were-losing-personality-and-were-losing-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 09:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["That seems to be the beauty ideal at the moment, though; we’re losing personality and we’re losing history."]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Shadow Players.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/rome-and-away-shadow-players/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/rome-and-away-shadow-players/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Monkhouse hails Rome’s annual ‘Shadow of the Colosseum’ comedy bonanza...]]></description>
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		<title>Preview: Edinburgh Fringe Previews…Preview.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/preview-edinburgh-fringe-previewspreview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/preview-edinburgh-fringe-previewspreview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Clery</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6820</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who simply can’t wait, or won’t get the chance to get up there at all, we’ve compiled some of the highlights from the regions Fringe preview shows. In chronological order!]]></description>
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		<title>Kendal Calling comedy line-up revealed&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/kendal-calling-comedy-line-up-revealed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/kendal-calling-comedy-line-up-revealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 08:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Giggle Beats can reveal the comedy line-up for this year's festival. Drum roll, please...]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: What comedy club owner Noel Faulkner really thinks of the comedy business.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/opinion-what-comedy-club-owner-noel-faulkner-really-thinks-of-the-comedy-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/opinion-what-comedy-club-owner-noel-faulkner-really-thinks-of-the-comedy-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Fleming</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday Noel Faulkner, Irish owner of London’s Comedy Cafe in London’s trendy Shoreditch, left for two weeks sailing off the west coast of Ireland. Before he left, he told me what he really thinks of the state of the current comedy business in the UK.]]></description>
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		<title>New Act Of The Month: Lost Voice Guy</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/new-act-of-the-month-lost-voice-guy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/new-act-of-the-month-lost-voice-guy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Act Of The Month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Lee Ridley, a.k.a Lost Voice Guy, is disabled but not silent. Ridley, who has cerebral palsy, lost his voice as a child and has had to speak through a Lightwriter communication aid ever since. He’d always wanted to get into comedy, but the barriers seemed so high he never thought to attempt it – until [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bishop’s back! Tyneside return for John.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/bishops-back-tyneside-return-for-john/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/bishops-back-tyneside-return-for-john/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[John Bishop will return to the North East this month for an intimate work-in-progress show, Giggle Beats can reveal.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #51</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/gigglebox-weekly-51/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/07/gigglebox-weekly-51/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alan partridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Sadowitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Burke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sky Atlantic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Coogan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walking and Talking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Welcome to the Places of My Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf welcomes back an old friend and listens to Jerry Sadowitz not swearing...]]></description>
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		<title>Millican to kick off Darlington Comedy Festival.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/millican-to-kick-off-darlington-comedy-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/millican-to-kick-off-darlington-comedy-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6825</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarah Millican will top the bill at a charity gala to launch the Darlington Comedy Festival next week, organisers have announced.]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: A deliciously dark Fringe is the Maine attraction…</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/opinion-a-deliciously-dark-fringe-is-the-maine-attraction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/opinion-a-deliciously-dark-fringe-is-the-maine-attraction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6793</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[James Barnett reviews and previews Loretta Maine’s show at the 2012 Fringe…]]></description>
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		<title>Fringe 2012: Writers wanted&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/fringe-2012-writers-wanted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/fringe-2012-writers-wanted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Giggle Beats is looking for five talented journalists to complete our reviewing team for the Edinburgh Fringe 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Stanier storms it!</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/stanier-storms-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/stanier-storms-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[David Stanier was named Hilarity Bites New Act of the Year last night following one of the closest finals in the competition's history...]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Cardinal Burns</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/interview-cardinal-burns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/interview-cardinal-burns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Harle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latitude Festival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[James Harle talks to Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns about the success of Cardinal Burns, their inspiration and their motivation.]]></description>
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		<title>Back of the net! Win Alan Partridge goodies…</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/back-of-the-net-win-alan-partridge-goodies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/back-of-the-net-win-alan-partridge-goodies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve got lots of Alan Partridge goodies to give away. Kiss my face.]]></description>
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		<title>Is this man the hardest working comic at the Fringe?</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/is-this-man-the-hardest-working-comic-at-the-fringe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/is-this-man-the-hardest-working-comic-at-the-fringe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6762</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Circuit comic Dan Willis attempts comedy marathon in Edinburgh...]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Dead Boss co-creator Holly Walsh</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/interview-dead-boss-co-creator-holly-walsh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/interview-dead-boss-co-creator-holly-walsh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Harle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[James Harle caught up with an exhausted Holly Walsh to find out if everything had gone according to plan with new series Dead Boss.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Michael J Dolan &#8211; Dress to Depress</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/review-michael-j-dolan-dress-to-depress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/review-michael-j-dolan-dress-to-depress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 08:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Pronger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DVDs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North West]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dress to Depress, Michael J Dolan’s first live album, situates him firmly on the cordial misanthrope spectrum, which is unsurprising given that the track list includes titles such as “Hate Your Friends”, “Sheer Fucking Romance” and the pleasingly succinct “Dating/Breakups/Lying.”]]></description>
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		<title>Jimmy backs down: Carr issues apology over funny money row.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/jimmy-backs-down-carr-issues-apology-over-funny-money-row/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/jimmy-backs-down-carr-issues-apology-over-funny-money-row/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The comedian has backed down over the tax avoidance row after PM David Cameron branded the scheme “completely wrong.”]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Why Jimmy Carr is rich and I sleep in my living room.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/opinion-why-jimmy-carr-is-rich-and-i-sleep-in-my-living-room/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/opinion-why-jimmy-carr-is-rich-and-i-sleep-in-my-living-room/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lewis Schaffer offers some words on the Jimmy Carr tax avoidance row...]]></description>
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		<title>Jimmy Carr: “Whose fucking moral compass am I?”</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/jimmy-carr-whose-fucking-moral-compass-am-i/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/jimmy-carr-whose-fucking-moral-compass-am-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Comedian defends himself amid suggestions from national newspaper he shelters 3.3m a year in off-shore accounts.]]></description>
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		<title>Exposed! Carr caught up in tax avoidance row&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/exposed-carr-caught-up-in-tax-avoidance-row/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/exposed-carr-caught-up-in-tax-avoidance-row/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Claims from national newspaper he shelters millions of pounds in an off-shore scheme.]]></description>
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		<title>Stuart Goldsmith: “I want that whoosh you get from making 2000 people laugh at once.”</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/stuart-goldsmith-interview-i-want-to-get-the-whoosh-that-you-get-from-making-2000-people-laugh-at-once/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/stuart-goldsmith-interview-i-want-to-get-the-whoosh-that-you-get-from-making-2000-people-laugh-at-once/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Pronger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rachel Pronger chats with comedy's renaissance man...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #50</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/gigglebox-weekly-50/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/gigglebox-weekly-50/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Short History of Everything Else]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlie Baker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dead Boss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Griff Rhys Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marcus Brigstocke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Horgan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As Gigglebox Weekly turns 50 this week, Ian Wolf looks back at some old news footage and goes behind bars...]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Lucy Watson asks, ‘Is The Comic Strip still fit for purpose?’</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/opinion-lucy-watson-asks-is-the-comic-strip-still-fit-for-purpose/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/opinion-lucy-watson-asks-is-the-comic-strip-still-fit-for-purpose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 03:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This year sees Channel 4 hit its thirty year anniversary. Free from the restraints of political neutrality forced upon the BBC, Channel 4 began life promising a platform not only for ‘youth and entertainment’, but for the youths themselves.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Fuckwits (Simon Donald, Matt Reed, Steffen Peddie, Nick Cranston &amp; Lee Kyle) &#8211; Newcastle Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/fuckwits-simon-donald-matt-reed-steffen-peddie-nick-cranston-and-lee-kyle-at-the-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/fuckwits-simon-donald-matt-reed-steffen-peddie-nick-cranston-and-lee-kyle-at-the-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6653</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Commissioned by the Newcastle Stand, Fuckwits is a gameshow with a difference. The big difference is that there are no questions, no clues and no answers.]]></description>
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		<title>Competition: Win Cardinal Burns on DVD!</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/competition-win-cardinal-burns-on-dvd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/competition-win-cardinal-burns-on-dvd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The hit E4 comedy series Cardinal Burns is out on DVD this Monday and to mark the release four lucky readers will each win a copy of the first series. ]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Michael Monkhouse salutes comedy bigwig Stefano Fabrizi.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/rome-and-away-michael-monkhouse-salutes-comedy-bigwig-stefano-fabrizi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/rome-and-away-michael-monkhouse-salutes-comedy-bigwig-stefano-fabrizi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You may be forgiven for not knowing the name Stefano Fabrizi. But here in the Eternal City it’s synonymous with comedy, cabaret and other things beginning with c.]]></description>
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		<title>Brigstocke’s Back! Teesside return for Marcus.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/brigstockes-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/brigstockes-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6642</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marcus Brigstocke will return to Teesside with a new show. The Brig Society comes to Stockton’s ARC on Friday 14th September.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Stewart Francis &#8211; Gala Theatre, Durham.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/stewart-francis-gala-theatre-durham/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/stewart-francis-gala-theatre-durham/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6637</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stewart Francis is perhaps best known for the subtle nuances in his gags. Razor sharp punch lines develop from the double meaning of words; jokes bend in places you least expect; while Francis can make a simple pull-back and reveal feel classy. What’s surprising, then, is his choice of support act.]]></description>
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		<title>Lost Voice Guy: “I’ve stopped trying to guess what will happen next.”</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/lost-voice-guy-ive-stopped-trying-to-guess-what-will-happen-next/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/lost-voice-guy-ive-stopped-trying-to-guess-what-will-happen-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lee Ridley, a.k.a Lost Voice Guy, writes exclusively for Giggle Beats about his "whirlwind" rise in comedy...]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #13</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/radio-weekly-13/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/radio-weekly-13/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Absolutely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hugh Dennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Docherty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Finnemore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Holmes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kerry Godliman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitch Benn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pippa Evans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Punt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stop/Start]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Now Show]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf breaks his dialogue and comes across the longest, most torturous and over-simplistic analogy you’ll ever hear.]]></description>
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		<title>Dot.Comedy: Dolan releases first stand-up album online.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/dot-comedy-dolan-releases-first-stand-up-album-online/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/dot-comedy-dolan-releases-first-stand-up-album-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6610</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Michael J Dolan has released his first live comedy album online – and it’s free.]]></description>
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE review: Ross Noble’s film debut, Stitches.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/ross-nobles-film-debut-stitches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/ross-nobles-film-debut-stitches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Thompson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6537</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the surface of Ross Noble's film debut lies a well-worn cinematic angle: a killer clown, played comedian Noble, is out for revenge on a group of kids who take a prank too far.]]></description>
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		<title>Brand and Millican team up to help Tyneside rape victims.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/brand-and-millican-team-up-to-help-tyneside-rape-victims/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/brand-and-millican-team-up-to-help-tyneside-rape-victims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6603</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Jo Brand is set for a return to the North East this Autumn to help raise money for rape victims on Tyneside.]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Lovin&#8217;: The Giggle Beats guide to July&#8217;s festivals&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/summer-lovin-the-giggle-beats-guide-to-julys-festivals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/summer-lovin-the-giggle-beats-guide-to-julys-festivals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latitude Festival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6565</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What it says on the tin - plus an entirely inappropriate video.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #49</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/gigglebox-weekly-49/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/gigglebox-weekly-49/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alistair McGowan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hari Kondabolu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Hill's TV Burp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humphrey Ker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jigsaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lady Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Live at the Electric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Helm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Kane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Totally Tom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TV Burp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Two Episodes of Mash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wittank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[You Cannot Be Serious]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf watches a mountain of porn and a lot of reused ideas.]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Sean Mason on bringing new life to a sitcom institution.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/opinion-sean-mason-on-bringing-new-life-to-a-sitcom-institution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/opinion-sean-mason-on-bringing-new-life-to-a-sitcom-institution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2012 23:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6545</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two and a bit classic episodes of a much loved sitcom performed live. A North East institution in a small theatre above a North West pub. No pressure then.]]></description>
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		<title>That’s a wrap! BBC2 series Hebburn concludes filming&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/thats-a-wrap-bbc2-series-hebburn-concludes-filming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/thats-a-wrap-bbc2-series-hebburn-concludes-filming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ We put our bag of Hebburn-related puns in the cupboard - for the summer, at least...]]></description>
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		<title>New Act of the Month: Jonathan Pelham</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/new-act-of-the-month-jonathan-pelham/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/06/new-act-of-the-month-jonathan-pelham/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 23:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Act Of The Month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Pelham is a new act from Bradford, with between 50-70 gigs under his belt. He lives in Newcastle-Upon Tyne.]]></description>
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		<title>Pat back in The Limelight: Monahan helps bring comedy feature film to life.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/pat-back-in-the-limelight-monahan-helps-bring-comedy-feature-film-to-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/pat-back-in-the-limelight-monahan-helps-bring-comedy-feature-film-to-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 22:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A comedy production shelved over a decade ago has finally finished filming thanks to help from a trio of top stand-ups.]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #12</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/radio-weekly-12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/radio-weekly-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 00:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Births]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Births Deaths and Marriages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Nobbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Schneider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deaths and Marriages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[With Nobbs On]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf comes across some sexual references and a roller coaster…]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Adam Bloom</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/interview-adam-bloom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/interview-adam-bloom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 14:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Dixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6490</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter Dixon talks to Adam ahead of his appearance at Newcastle Comedy Festival...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Paul Merton: Out Of My Head &#8211; Tyne Theatre, Newcastle.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/paul-merton-out-of-my-head-tyne-theatre-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/paul-merton-out-of-my-head-tyne-theatre-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Stubbs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fans of Paul Merton will know that he’s been touring the country for years now with his Improv Chums, performing shows largely removed from his stand up roots. ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Comedy&#8217;s not about winning awards, getting nominations or anything like that.&#8221; &#8211; an interview with Nick Helm.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/comedy-is-not-about-winning-awards-getting-nominations-or-anything-like-that-an-interview-with-nick-helm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/comedy-is-not-about-winning-awards-getting-nominations-or-anything-like-that-an-interview-with-nick-helm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latitude Festival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Nick Helm

Brash, bullish and self-proclaimed dick-kicker Nick Helm has a lot going at the moment. Tomorrow he&#8217;ll be featured on Channel 4’s Comedy Blaps, an online platform designed to promote new comedy talent and ideas; and in August, Helm is back in Edinburgh with a new Fringe show, This Means War. Sandwiched in between, though, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Campbell, Cook and Ramsey front Newcastle Comedy Festival line-up.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/millican-ramsey-and-campbell-front-newcastle-comedy-festival-line-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/millican-ramsey-and-campbell-front-newcastle-comedy-festival-line-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Giggle Beats talk you through this year's Newcastle Comedy Festival line-up...]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #11</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/radio-weekly-11/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/radio-weekly-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 13:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alistair McGowan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clever Peter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kind Hearts and Coronets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kind Hearts and Coronets - Like Father Like Daughter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Like Daugher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Like Father]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strap In - It's Clever Peter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf listens to a pygmy hippo and a daughter taking up her father’s passion of murder.]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: P-P-Pick up a penguin&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/rome-and-away-p-p-pick-up-a-penguin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/rome-and-away-p-p-pick-up-a-penguin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Michael Monkhouse absorbs John Peter Sloan’s ‘I Am Not A Penguin’ at Rome’s Teatro Brancaccio.

John Peter Sloan may sound like the name of a ‘Blue Peter’ presenter, but he’s actually a writer, actor, singer-songwriter, and most glamorously of all, English teacher…
Yes, the forty-two-year-old Brummie is even more versatile than me.
The guy kicked off as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Female comedy competitions again under scrutiny – as Funny’s Funny open entries for 2012 contest.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/female-comedy-competitions-again-under-scrutiny-as-funnys-funny-open-entries-for-2012-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/female-comedy-competitions-again-under-scrutiny-as-funnys-funny-open-entries-for-2012-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Funny's Funny - or is it? The female comedy competition set up in reaction to Funny Women’s unpopular pay-to-pay policy is facing a backlash of its own.]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff, Who Lives at Home &#8211; Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/jeff-who-lives-at-home-tyneside-cinema/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/jeff-who-lives-at-home-tyneside-cinema/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For Jeff (Jason Segel), everything happens for a reason. The universe has a plan for all of us and he is just one man waiting to embark on his cosmic destiny. ]]></description>
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		<title>COFILMIC back for second year – and submissions are now open…</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/cofilmic-back-for-second-year-and-submissions-are-now-open/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/cofilmic-back-for-second-year-and-submissions-are-now-open/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6346</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Submissions for the 2nd COFILMIC Comedy Film Festival are now officially open.]]></description>
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		<title>Simon Amstell: Numb – Tyne Theatre, Newcastle.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/simon-amstell-numb-tyne-theatre-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/simon-amstell-numb-tyne-theatre-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6338</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper reviews Simon Amstell's new show, Numb...]]></description>
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		<title>Dara O&#8217;Briain: Craic Dealer &#8211; Newcastle City Hall</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/dara-obriain-craic-dealer-newcastle-city-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/dara-obriain-craic-dealer-newcastle-city-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Stubbs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6294</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dara O’Briain rolled into the North East last week for a three night stint at Newcastle City Hall, touring his charmingly punny show ‘Craic Dealer’.]]></description>
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		<title>New Act of the Month: Danny Sutcliffe</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/new-act-of-the-month-danny-sutcliffe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/new-act-of-the-month-danny-sutcliffe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 23:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Act Of The Month]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a six month hiatus our New Act of the Month feature is back! This month, we chat with Danny Sutcliffe,  May's NAOTM.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #48 – Cardinal Burns</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/gigglebox-weekly-48-cardinal-burns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/gigglebox-weekly-48-cardinal-burns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cardinal Burns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dustin Demri-Burns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seb Cardinal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week a new sketch was launched on E4 and Ian Wolf reviews it for you. Yes, you. ]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Simon Donald</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/interview-simon-donald/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/interview-simon-donald/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 21:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No rules, no clues, no questions. Fuckwits, the latest creation from Viz co-founder Simon Donald, is a gameshow with a difference...]]></description>
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		<title>An interview with Alex Horne.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/interview-alex-horne/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/interview-alex-horne/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Dixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter Dixon caught up with Alex to talk about his new show, the challenge of raising a young family while touring and his time with the Cambridge Footlights...]]></description>
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		<title>Labour’s Got Talent: Walliams to deliver South Shields lecture.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/labours-got-talent-walliams-to-deliver-2013-south-shields-lecture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/labours-got-talent-walliams-to-deliver-2013-south-shields-lecture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[David Walliams will deliver the 2013 South Shields Lecture, Labour MP David Miliband has announced.]]></description>
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		<title>Comedian Cooper to star in Likely Lads stage adaption.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/comedian-cooper-to-star-in-likely-lads-stage-adaption/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/comedian-cooper-to-star-in-likely-lads-stage-adaption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 03:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=6125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian John Cooper is set to star in a stage adaption of 1970s sitcom Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads? ]]></description>
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		<title>The Newcastle Stand Bank Holiday Special, with Gavin Webster, Nick Cranston, Ben Crompton, Mary Bourke and Anvil Springsteen.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/the-newcastle-stand-bank-holiday-special-with-gavin-webster-nick-cranston-ben-crompton-mary-bourke-and-anvil-springsteen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/the-newcastle-stand-bank-holiday-special-with-gavin-webster-nick-cranston-ben-crompton-mary-bourke-and-anvil-springsteen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kath Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Stand’s Sunday night Bank Holiday Special attracted a large audience not far short of Saturday night capacity but with a noticeably more relaxed vibe.  The club’s regular Sunday night Northumbrian Assembly host, Gavin Webster, was again in charge as compere.]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #10</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/radio-weekly-10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/radio-weekly-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 00:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lynne Truss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tidal Talk from the Rock Pool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Wrigglesworth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf listens to the inner thoughts of sea creatures &#038; learns how John McCririck could liven up the insurance industry.]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: It&#8217;s comedy, but not as we know it&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/opinion-its-comedy-but-not-as-we-know-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/05/opinion-its-comedy-but-not-as-we-know-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 23:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Drayton talks about a night of music and comedy that actually works...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #47</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/gigglebox-weekly-47/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/gigglebox-weekly-47/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[It's All Been Rather Lovely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Le Mesurier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgana Robinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terry Mynott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Very Important People]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf watches some impressions and wonders if it was wise...]]></description>
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		<title>Damsels in Distress – Tyneside Cinema.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/film-review-damsels-in-distress-tyneside-cinema/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/film-review-damsels-in-distress-tyneside-cinema/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Carmichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DVDs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whit Stillman has returned. After a thirteen year hiatus, the writer/director brings us Damsels in Distress, a campus comedy bursting with whimsy and razor sharp dialogue.]]></description>
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		<title>New additions to Hebburn cast &#8211; as filming continues.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/mckee-ravens-and-nice-join-cast-of-hebburn-as-filming-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/mckee-ravens-and-nice-join-cast-of-hebburn-as-filming-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5977</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gina McKee, Jan Ravens and Phil Nice will star alongside Vic Reeves [Jim Moir], Chris Ramsey and Jason Cook in the six-part BBC Two comedy series, Hebburn.]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Eric Lampaert</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/interview-eric-lampaert/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/interview-eric-lampaert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete Starr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter Starr catches up with Eric Lampaert ahead of his appearance at Laughter Lines Festival on Sunday...]]></description>
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		<title>Organisers announce RockNess comedy line-up.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/organisers-announce-rockness-comedy-line-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/organisers-announce-rockness-comedy-line-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[North East stand-up Kai Humphries will join Tim Minchin and Daniel Sloss at this year’s RockNess...]]></description>
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		<title>Cadbury launch lolly stick joke competition on Twitter…</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/cadbury-launch-lolly-stick-joke-competition-on-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/cadbury-launch-lolly-stick-joke-competition-on-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[£5000 cash prize for the winner - and an ice cream...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #46 – Dara O’Briain: School of Hard Sums</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/gigglebox-weekly-46-dara-obriain-school-of-hard-sums/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/gigglebox-weekly-46-dara-obriain-school-of-hard-sums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dara O'Briain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David O'Doherty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marcus du Sautoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School of Hard Sums]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5936</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week there was a new show on Dave which featured a very odd mix: comedy and mathematics.]]></description>
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		<title>Comics, treat disabled people normally&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/opinion-comics-treat-disabled-people-normally/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/opinion-comics-treat-disabled-people-normally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Disabled comic Lee Ridley stands up for Ross Noble...]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Eddie is ’ard.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/rome-and-away-eddie-is-ard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/rome-and-away-eddie-is-ard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5865</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Monkhouse experiences Edward Aczel at Rome’s Cocktail Comedy Club...]]></description>
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		<title>Five shows to catch @ Laughter Lines Comedy Festival 2012&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/five-shows-to-catch-at-leeds-comedy-festival-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/five-shows-to-catch-at-leeds-comedy-festival-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Thompson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yorkshire]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5883</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We relentlessly scour the Leeds Comedy Festival programme to pick 5 shows that are worth an hour of your time...]]></description>
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		<title>Details announced for Darlington Comedy Festival.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/darlington-comedy-festival-details-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/darlington-comedy-festival-details-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Top names will travel to the North East for a new comedy festival...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #45</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/gigglebox-weekly-45/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/gigglebox-weekly-45/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[And The Winner Is]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Lucas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Matt Lucas Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Would I Lie To You?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf isn’t reviewing Derek. He's not a fan. Instead he looks at The Matt Lucas Awards and Would I Lie To You? ]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Marco Capretti, a comedy chameleon&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/rome-and-away-marco-capretti-a-comedy-chameleon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/rome-and-away-marco-capretti-a-comedy-chameleon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5862</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stand-up, actor, writer, producer… Marco Capretti’s been there, done it, and probably MCed for it too.]]></description>
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		<title>It’s got Legs: Joey and Crompton release short comedy.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/its-got-legs-joey-and-crompton-release-comedy-short/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/its-got-legs-joey-and-crompton-release-comedy-short/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5854</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alfie Joey and Ben Crompton have released a short comedy...]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Weekly #9</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/radio-weekly-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/radio-weekly-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBC Radio Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBC Radio Wales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clive Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Mitchell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Guessing Game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What's The Story?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5846</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf goes regional to look at two comedies not broadcast in England (but they are on iPlayer).]]></description>
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		<title>Viz creator Donald calls Fuckwits to The Stand.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/viz-creator-donald-calls-fuckwits-to-the-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/viz-creator-donald-calls-fuckwits-to-the-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5834</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Simon Donald has been given a monthly residency at the Newcastle Stand.]]></description>
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		<title>Laughter Lines returns for second year&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/laughter-lines-returns-for-second-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/laughter-lines-returns-for-second-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5822</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Laughter Lines Comedy Festival will return to Leeds later this month...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #44 / Radio Weekly #8 – Just a Minute</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/gigglebox-weekly-44-radio-weekly-8-just-a-minute/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/04/gigglebox-weekly-44-radio-weekly-8-just-a-minute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anuvab Pal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyrus Broacha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graham Norton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gyles Brandreth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Manford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Sergeant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josie Lawrence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julian Clary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Just a Minute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liza Tarbuck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marcus Brigstocke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miles Jupp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicholas Parsons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Merton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phill Jupitus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Tovey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ruth Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Fry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sue Perkins]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5814</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf looks at Just a Minute....]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #43 &#8211; Hit the Road Jack</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/gigglebox-weekly-43-hit-the-road-jack/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/gigglebox-weekly-43-hit-the-road-jack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hit the Road Jack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jack whitehall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week saw a new comedy show starring Jack Whitehall on Channel 4. The problem is that it’s a bit hard to categorise it.]]></description>
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		<title>Peddie lands role in BBC sitcom Hebburn.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/peddie-lands-role-in-bbc-sitcom-hebburn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/peddie-lands-role-in-bbc-sitcom-hebburn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Steffen Peddie has landed a role in the BBC Two sitcom Hebburn.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #42 – Mark Lawson Talks To Frank Skinner</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/gigglebox-weekly-42-mark-lawson-talks-to-frank-skinner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/gigglebox-weekly-42-mark-lawson-talks-to-frank-skinner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Skinner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Lawson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Lawson Talks To]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was very little in the way of new comedy on TV this week, but there was an hour-long, in-depth interview with Frank Skinner on BBC Four.]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Herring &#8211; What is Love Anyway? – Newcastle Stand.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/review-richard-herring-what-is-love-anyway-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/review-richard-herring-what-is-love-anyway-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Dipper reviews Richard Herring's latest show What is Love, Anyway...]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Michael Monkhouse discovers Rome’s Comedy Club.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/rome-and-away-michael-monkhouse-discovers-romes-comedy-club/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/rome-and-away-michael-monkhouse-discovers-romes-comedy-club/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s no fun finding the funny in Rome, where Benny Hill is considered cutting-edge and the satirical face of the eighties’ ‘Not The Nine O’Clock News’ has condensed into the groansome loathsome face of Mr Bean.]]></description>
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		<title>Doug Stanhope &amp; Henry Phillips &#8211; Tyne Theatre, Newcastle</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/review-doug-stanhope-henry-phillips-tyne-theatre-newcastle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/review-doug-stanhope-henry-phillips-tyne-theatre-newcastle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Grainger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Hicks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlie Brooker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug stanhope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henry Phillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mill volvo tyne theatre]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This tour could well mark the beginning of a whole new chapter in Doug Stanhope's career.]]></description>
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		<title>Preview: Breast Cancer charity night with Gavin Webster.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/preview-breast-cancer-charity-night-with-gavin-webster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/preview-breast-cancer-charity-night-with-gavin-webster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biscuitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gavin Webster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Zach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graham Oake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hoochie coochie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katie Yossarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kayvan Khazaee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberty Hodes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Brett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rory McAlpine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Turner]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5767</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Newcastle's Hoochie Coochie lounge bar is to play host to a special evening of stand up in aid of breast cancer research.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #41</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/gigglebox-weekly-41/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/gigglebox-weekly-41/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darren Boyd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dirk Gently]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Douglas Adams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howard Overman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Millican]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stephen mangan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sarah Millican Television Programme]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5758</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf experiences Zen navigation and some rather pointless cameras...]]></description>
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		<title>Rome and Away: Michael Monkhouse enjoys Diane Spencer in Italy&#8217;s capital.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/rome-and-away-michael-monkhouse-enjoys-diane-spencer-in-italys-capital/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/rome-and-away-michael-monkhouse-enjoys-diane-spencer-in-italys-capital/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Monkhouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome and Away]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5711</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Monkhouse joins Giggle Beats for a new regular column - and has plenty to say about comedy in Italy's capital.]]></description>
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		<title>Clever Fox: stand-up releases how-to Fringe guide.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/clever-fox-stand-up-releases-how-to-fringe-guide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/clever-fox-stand-up-releases-how-to-fringe-guide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Ian Fox has released his own Edinburgh Fringe guide – following the success of his blog about the festival.]]></description>
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		<title>A match made in Hebburn: Ramsey joins cast of Cook’s sitcom.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/a-match-made-in-hebburn-ramsey-joins-cast-of-cooks-sitcom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/a-match-made-in-hebburn-ramsey-joins-cast-of-cooks-sitcom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5726</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stand-up Chris Ramsey has joined the cast of Hebburn...]]></description>
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		<title>Latitude line-up announced&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/latitude-line-up-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/latitude-line-up-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latitude Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5715</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Al Murray, Jack Dee &#038; Tim Minchin front comedy line-up for Latitude, organisers have announced.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #40 – The Indian Doctor</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/gigglebox-weekly-40-the-indian-doctor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/03/gigglebox-weekly-40-the-indian-doctor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayesha Dharker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Heap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanjeev Bhaskar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Indian Doctor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5704</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, for once, I'm able to review a series in its entirety rather on just a single episode...]]></description>
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		<title>Doug Stanhope to release tenth DVD</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/doug-stanhope-to-release-tenth-dvd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/doug-stanhope-to-release-tenth-dvd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Before Turning The Gun On Himself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Hicks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlie Brooker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug stanhope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lenny Bruce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newswipe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roadrunner comedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roadrunner records]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5685</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Doug Stanhope is preparing to release his tenth live DVD next month...]]></description>
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE: BBC commission Hebburn sitcom for full series.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/exclusive-bbc-commission-hebburn-sitcom-for-full-series/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/exclusive-bbc-commission-hebburn-sitcom-for-full-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5678</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jason Cook's sitcom pilot Hebburn has been commissioned for a full series...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #39</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/gigglebox-weekly-39/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/gigglebox-weekly-39/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ingrid Oliver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lorna Watson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pramface]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watson & Oliver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watson and Oliver]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf talks about some drawn-on eyebrows and a teenager reaching his “climax” to the theme from Top Gear.]]></description>
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		<title>Tickets for Kendal Calling 2012 on sale now.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/kendal-calling-2012-tickets-on-sale-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/kendal-calling-2012-tickets-on-sale-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5662</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tickets for this year’s Kendal Calling went on sale at 9am this morning as organisers announced an abundance of artists for the 2012 festival.]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #38 – The Comedy of Top Gear</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/gigglebox-weekly-38-the-comedy-of-top-gear/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/gigglebox-weekly-38-the-comedy-of-top-gear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James May]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Clarkson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Hammond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Gear]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf looks at the comedy of Top Gear - and whether it's actually funny anymore...]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Robin Ince</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/interview-robin-ince/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/interview-robin-ince/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Pronger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5538</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“The interview you’re getting now might be quite insane,” Robin Ince warns me on an icy Wednesday afternoon from a station platform...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #37</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/gigglebox-weekly-37/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/gigglebox-weekly-37/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[10 O'Clock Live]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlie Brooker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cricklewood Greats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Mitchell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Carr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lauren Laverne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Capaldi]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5531</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Ian Wolf looks at a worm-man and bear wrestling...]]></description>
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		<title>CD Review: Mitch Benn &amp; The Distractions – Breaking Strings.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/cd-review-mitch-benn-the-distractions-breaking-strings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/cd-review-mitch-benn-the-distractions-breaking-strings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John-Paul Stephenson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DVDs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/?p=5521</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mitch Benn has released his seventh studio album. And what a release it is...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Suggestibles &#8211; Newcastle Stand.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/review-the-suggestibles-newcastle-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/review-the-suggestibles-newcastle-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t seen The Suggestibles before, their mantra is simple and stunningly accurate...]]></description>
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		<title>Gigglebox Weekly #36 – Harry Hill&#8217;s TV Burp</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/gigglebox-weekly-36-harry-hills-tv-burp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/gigglebox-weekly-36-harry-hills-tv-burp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gigglebox Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Hill's TV Burp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When Harry Hill’s TV Burp goes, it will be sorely missed...]]></description>
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		<title>Lost Voice Guy to make stand up debut tonight.</title>
		<link>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/lost-voice-guy-to-make-stand-up-debut-tonight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2012/02/lost-voice-guy-to-make-stand-up-debut-tonight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giggle Beats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cebral palsey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[just giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lee ridley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lost voice guy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stand-up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[standup for mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunderland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Newcastle man is aiming to become the first stand up comedian to use a communication aid with his first show tonight.]]></description>
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