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This is the first ever Stand Up Tragedy Special. Here we'll share with you all the best interviews, clips and extra bits that you don't usually hear at our live shows. This Special is all about Tragic Christmas, which took place on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. This event was a fundraiser for the brilliant Arts Emergency. Find out more about Arts Emergency by going to www.arts-emergency.org Make friends with some tragedy by friending us on Facebook or following us @standup4tragedy on twitter. This podcast was recorded by Stephen Harvey with music from Sam Wilkinson and George Brufton.

The third of three recordings from our Tragic Christmas live event which took place at the Dogstar in Brixton on the 12th December. This event was a fundraiser for the brilliant Arts Emergency. Find out more about Arts Emergency by going to http://www.arts-emergency.org Featuring: Felicity Ward: http://felicityward.com/ Superbard: http://www.superbard.co.uk/ James McKay: http://www.mckaypoetry.com/ and Kit Lovelace: http://twitter.com/mylifeyourhands Next week we'll be exploring the Tragic Christmas experience with a podcast put together by Bryony Hawkins that will put the Tragic Christmas performances we've shared for the past three weeks into context. Share your festive tragedies with us on twitter using the hashtag #TragicXmas. Make friends with some tragedy by friending us on Facebook or following us @standup4tragedy on twitter. This podcast was recorded by Stephen Harvey with music from Sam Wilkinson and George Brufton.

The second of three recordings from our Tragic Christmas live event which took place at the Dogstar in Brixton on the 12th December. This event was a fundraiser for the brilliant Arts Emergency. Find out more about Arts Emergency by going to http://www.arts-emergency.org Featuring: The Sound of the Ladies: http://www.thesoundoftheladies.com/ Richard Tyrone Jones: https://twitter.com/rtjpoet Bec Hill: http://www.bechillcomedian.com/ Join us next week for Act 3 of Tragic Christmas. Share your festive tragedies with us on twitter using the hashtag #TragicXmas. Make friends with some tragedy by friending us on Facebook or following us @standup4tragedy on twitter. This podcast was recorded by Stephen Harvey with music from Sam Wilkinson and George Brufton.

The third of three recordings from our Tragic Christmas live event which took place at the Dogstar in Brixton on the 12th December. This event was a fundraiser for the brilliant Arts Emergency. Find out more about Arts Emergency by going to http://www.arts-emergency.org Featuring: Felicity Ward: http://felicityward.com/ Superbard: http://www.superbard.co.uk/ James McKay: http://www.mckaypoetry.com/ and Kit Lovelace: https://twitter.com/mylifeyourhands Next week we'll be exploring the Tragic Christmas experience with a podcast put together by Bryony Hawkins that will put the Tragic Christmas performances we've shared for the past three weeks into context. Share your festive tragedies with us on twitter using the hashtag #TragicXmas. Make friends with some tragedy by friending us on Facebook or following us @standup4tragedy on twitter. This podcast was recorded by Stephen Harvey with music from Sam Wilkinson and George Brufton.

The first of three live recordings from our Tragic Christmas live event which took place at the Dogstar in Brixton on the 12th December. This event was a fundraiser for the brilliant Arts Emergency. Find out more about Arts Emergency by going to http://www.arts-emergency.org Featuring: Dave Pickering: http://www.gettingbetteracquainted.co.uk Steve Cross: https://twitter.com/steve_x Lucy Ayrton: https://twitter.com/lucyayrton Join us next week for Act 2 of Tragic Christmas. Share your festive tragedies with us on twitter using the hashtag #TragicXmas. Make friends with some tragedy by friending us on Facebook or following us @standup4tragedy on twitter. This podcast was recorded by Stephen Harvey with music from Sam Wilkinson and George Brufton.

This is the eighth episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode showcases some of the performers who will be reunited with us on the Stand Up Tragedy stage at our live relaunch Tragic Christmas on the 12th December. Some more highlights from the line-up include the Victorian reciter James McKay, spoken word artists Richard Tyrone Jones and the Superbard, and comedic academic Steve X. www.mckaypoetry.com www.twitter.com/rtjpoet www.superbard.co.uk www.twitter.com/steve_x We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts

This is the seventh episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode showcases some of the performers who will be reunited with us on the Stand Up Tragedy stage at our live relaunch Tragic Christmas on the 12th December. We'll remind ourselves how great poet Lucy Ayrton, singer The Sound of the Ladies, comedian Bec Hill and true story teller Radcliffe Royds are. www.twitter.com/lucyayrton www.thesoundoftheladies.com www.bechillcomedian.com www.twitter.com/Radicalzen We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts Emergenc

This is the sixth episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode features some Tragic Lectures, because tragedy can be used to teach new things and explore new ideas. We begin with a set by scientific stand up Timandra Harkness. Then Steve X, the founder of many scientific comedy nights, joins us at The Edinburgh Festival. And finally Leo Healy tells us the tragic tale of computer magazine Amigo Power. www.timandraharkness.com www.twitter.com/steve_x We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts Emergency, a charity wh

This is the fifth episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode features some Tragic Comedy, because there's always a funny side to sadness. First we'll hear from character comedian Joz Norris being himself on the Stand Up Tragedy stage in Edinburgh. Then, Matthew Highton makes The Dogstar audience laugh in March 2013. And finally, Arts Emergency co-founder and stand up comedian Josie Long performed exclusive material at The Dogstar in July. www.joznorris.co.uk www.matthewhighton.co.uk www.josielong.com We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tr

This is the fourth episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode features some of our Old Friends - the performers who have done tragedy on the Stand Up Tragedy stage many times. Coincidentally they're all spoken word artists too. First we hear Superbard performing an early version of The Flood at The Dogstar in Brixton. Then Richard Tyrone Jones tells us his tragic tale of heart failure at The Leicester Square Theatre, which was the beginnings of his show Richard Tyrone Jones Has A Big Heart which was made into a BBC Radio 4 series. Then finally we finish with Edinburgh Fringe favourite Sophia Walker. www.superbard.co.uk www.facebook.com/richardtyronejones www.facebook.com/SophiaWa

This is the third episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode features some of the Tragic Tales that have been told on the Stand Up Tragedy stage. One of these fiction stories was written by author Vanessa Gebbie at The Leicester Square Theatre in 2012. Then oral storyteller Stephe Harrops tells us a creepy traditional tale about Mr. Fox. Finally, we hear The House That Jack Built, by J. Adamthwaite. www.vanessagebbie.com/welcome www.stepheharrop.co.uk www.jadamthwaite.co.uk We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to

This is the second episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode features some of Comic Songs from our musical comedians. This includes Jay Foreman playing at The Dogstar in July 2012, science-loving comedian Helen Arney and the optimistic singer-songwriter MJ Hibbert. www.jayforeman.co.uk www.helenarney.com www.mjhibbett.co.uk We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts Emergency, a charity who help people from less privileged backgrounds break into the arts. www.arts-emergency.org The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is

This is the first episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode features some Tragic Folk. This includes Scottish singer songwriter Polly McLean, protest acoustic guitarist and singer Grace Petrie, and jazz group Cyana. www.slateislands.com www.gracepetrie.com www.cyanamusic.com We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts Emergency, a charity who help people from less privileged backgrounds break into the arts. www.arts-emergency.org The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording

This is the sixth and final post-Edinburgh weekly episode. This episode was recorded as part of our 11 day run at PBH's Free Fringe at The Edinburgh Festival, and there are many more performances to explore on our podcast. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode was recorded downstairs at The Fiddler's Elbow. It features a performance from the influential comedian and Edinburgh Festival comedy hero Simon Munnery. He was a surprise booking at the Fringe, and was the final act to perform for us in Edinburgh. www.simonmunnery.com The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is the fifth post-Edinburgh weekly episode. This episode was recorded as part of our 11 day run at PBH's Free Fringe at The Edinburgh Festival, and there are many more performances to explore on our podcast. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode was recorded downstairs at The Fiddler's Elbow. It features Nat Luurtseema, a stand up comic, author and one member of the sketch group Jigsaw. www.natluurtsema.com www.twitter.com/natluurtsema The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is the fourth post-Edinburgh weekly episode. This episode was recorded as part of our 11 day run at PBH's Free Fringe at The Edinburgh Festival, and we have plenty more to come. www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ This episode was recorded downstairs at The Fiddler's Elbow. It features Stand Up Tragedy team member, true storyteller and brilliant comedian Charley Lucy Harrison. www.soundcloud.com/charley-lucy-harrison www.facebook.com/events/186435714871900/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is the third post-Edinburgh weekly episode. This episode was recorded as part of our 11 day run at PBH's Free Fringe at The Edinburgh Festival, and we have plenty more to come. www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ This episode was recorded downstairs at The Fiddler's Elbow. It features host and Stand Up Tragedy creator Dave Pickering performing as his musical pseudonym The Dave. It's hosted by occasional host team member and comedian Charley Harrison. https://twitter.com/goosefat101 The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is our second post-Edinburgh weekly episode. This episode was recorded as part of our 11 day run at PBH's Free Fringe at The Edinburgh Festival, and we have plenty more to come. www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ This episode was recorded downstairs at The Fiddler's Elbow. It features comedy sketch group Casual Violence. James Hamilton joined us on the final show to perform one of their sketches from their Edinburgh show The House Of Nostril. www.casualviolencecomedy.co.uk The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is our first post-Edinburgh weekly episode. This episode was recorded as part of our 11 day run at PBH's Free Fringe at The Edinburgh Festival, and we have plenty more to come. www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ This episode was recorded downstairs at The Fiddler's Elbow. It features Two members of the SUT team - True storyteller andy Bodle and Songwriter and producer Stephen Harvey, along with an interview with 'Domestic science': past SUT performer Helen Arney and her partner Rob wells. http://www.womanology.co.uk/ www.twitter.com/_Womanology_ www.twitter.com/SteveHSoundtech http://helenarney.com/shows/domestic-science/ The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is the twenty fifth and final episode of SUT Daily. This is a special episode of our podcast, broadcast on the final day of the Edinburgh Festival. It thanks all those who helped make the live Stand Up Tragedy run of shows as part of the PBH Free Fringe possible. The Stand Up Tragedy team all give their thanks and reflect on their Edinburgh experience. www.standuptragedy.co.uk www.facebook.com/standuptragedyguy www.twitter.com/StandUp4Tragedy The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.