There is something quite special about today; it is the first birthday of a valuable resource for fans of fun and laughter, Comedy South West.
Comedy South West was born of the frustrations felt by its two creators on discovering that all too often tickets were sold out before most were even able to discover a gig was happening, often being sold-on over auction sites at hugely elevated prices. Rather than just sit back and mumble complaint about this, they decided instead to take action and set out to report all vendors they found to be bulk-buying tickets with the sole intention of making a huge profit out of those desperate to get to the gigs.
This still wasn't enough, though, and they decided there was a need for an agency sharing details of all upcoming gigs within the region in order that local people could be aware and get in early enough to buy their tickets hopefully before the scalpers could their mitts on them. Originally simply a Twitter network sharing information, the task soon grew into an obsession and so it was that the need to set up a formal website became apparent.
Over the past year, the site has taken off in a great way; alongside the listings and news are interviews with some of the comedians who have performed locally, gig reviews and now a brand new forum to chat with other comedy fans.
Another recent venture for the site was creation of a mailing list. This is a great way to ensure everyone is instantly informed of the release of gig information, because let's face it we don't have time to check in with all our favourite websites every day to see what is new do we? Mailings are sent out a couple of times a month, although it is rather dependant on when tour dates are released by the artists, and you can sign up here
With more than 600 Twitter followers, already a huge amount of subscribers to the still new mailing list and excellent feedback from comedians, venues and the public alike, Comedy South West shows signs of growing into a huge source of information for comedy fans.
Having achieved so much in this first year, we have to wonder what more these boys have up their sleeves to the time to come...
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Comedy South West wish to extend their thanks to all who provide information and feedback which helps the website to grow.
In particular, they would like to thank the venues who provide updates on ticket sales and upcoming events and the comedians who have taken part in interviews and shared information on their own gigs. In particular (although not exclusively), thanks go to Chris Ramsey, Robin Ince, Carl Hutchinson, Jo Caulfield, Rob Rouse, Imran Yusuf, Alfie Moore and Mark Olver for their ongoing support and Twitter love.
If you have gigs to submit to the Comedy South West Calendar please use the form here:
SUBMIT GIG
Or email the boys directly here:
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