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The Cardiff Comedy Festival is part of the Cardiff Festival. The event is organised by Scott Fitzgerald and Matt Price, who run a regular stand-up club, Phoenix, at O’Neill’s on Trinity Street. As well as showcasing established, mainly Welsh, acts, the Festival also aims to nurture new talent,[1] and in 2010 premieres the first Welsh Unsigned Standup Awards.[2]

2009 Festival

The 2009 Festival ran from 21-26 July 2009, and was based entirely at O'Neill's bar. The heart of the Festival was 10 Edinburgh preview shows. Featured artistes included[3]

2010 Festival

Although previous attempts to launch a comedy festival in Cardiff had failed, and promoters had in the past lost money on the venture,[1] the 2009 Festival was sufficiently successful for the organisers to stage a larger event in 2010.[4]

The 2010 Festival will run from the 16th-26th of July. The line up includes[4]

In addition to the main festival, there is also the WUSA (Welsh Unsigned Standup Award) [5] and a series of workshops in the Central Library.

Venues include St David's Hall, The Glee, The New Library, Nos Da and O'Neill's bar.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Allen, Gavin (July 16, 2009). "Cardiff comedy Festival is building for future laughs". South Wales Echo. Wales Online. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Welsh Unsigned Standup Award".
  3. ^ Allen, Gavin (Jun 30 2009). "Comedy preview: The Cardiff Comedy Festival". South Wales Echo. Wales Online. Retrieved 16 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ a b Owens, David (April 7, 2010). "Cardiff Comedy Festival searches for the stars of tomorrow". South Wales Echo. Wales Online. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  5. ^ Morgan, Robin (April 27,2010). "WELSH UNSIGNED STANDUP AWARD: HEAT TWO". buzzmag. Retrieved 16 June 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Cardiff Comedy Festival". Cardiff Council.
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