UNIVERSITY OF KENT, CANTERBURY, 14-15 JANUARY 2016

We are pleased to announce a two-day conference to celebrate the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive and the British Cartoon Archive, both based at the University of Kent. We aim to bring together scholars, archivists, comedians, cartoonists and others with an interest in documenting cartoons and stand-up comedy.

Papers include:
Mary Luckhurst on the cultural impact of stand-up
Ivor Dembina on censorship in live comedy
James Neill on the American Comix Movement
Tim Miles on the relationship between comedians and audiences
Oliver Double on documenting the creative processes of stand-up
Kate Fox on northern comedy
Adolfo Carratalá on cartoons of the Pope

Plus:
Steve Bell and Arnold Brown in conversation!
Live satirical cartooning from Royston Robertson!
To book visit the University of Kent online store. Academics £25 / Students £15