‘Comedy on stage & page’ programme

Programme for the ‘Comedy on stage & page: satirical cartoons and stand-up’ conference at the University of Kent, 14-15 January 2016. Registration details are available at from the University of Kent online store.

Thursday 14 January 2016 Friday 15 January 2016
10am-11.15 REGISTRATION 9.45-11.15 PANEL: The Profession of Comedy

·         Christopher Hogg

·         Matt Hoss

·         Kate Fox

Chair: Sophie Quirk

11.15-11.30 CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION

Oliver Double

11.15-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-1pm PANEL: Practice as Research

· Richard Cuming

· Tory Gillespie

· Oliver Double

Chair: Nick Hiley

11.30-1pm PANEL: Consciousness-Raising Comedy

· Fabiana Barticioti

· Martin Billingham

· Nicola Streeten

Chair: Sharon Lockyer

PANEL: Conceptualising Comedy

· Dieter Declercq

· Tim Miles

· Tunde Awosanmi

Chair: Shaun May

1pm-2pm LUNCH 1pm-2pm LUNCH
2pm-3.30 PANEL: Comedy History

· Ray Campbell

· Neil Washbourne

· Pip Gregory

Chair: Oliver Double

PANEL: The Limits of Taste

· Ivor Dembina

· Nick Hiley

· James Neill

Chair: Tim Miles

2pm-3.30 STEVE BELL AND ARNOLD BROWN

in conversation with Oliver Double & Nick Hiley

3.30-3.45 Coffee break 3.30-3.45 Coffee break
3.45-5.15 PRESENTATION: ARCHIVING COMEDY

Speakers:

· Elspeth Millar (British Stand-Up Comedy Archive)

·  Nick Hiley (British Cartoon Archive)

· Simon Sladen (V&A)

 

3.45-5pm PLENARY

Speakers:

· Sharon Lockyer (Centre for Comedy Studies Research, Brunel University London)

· Lynne Parker (Funny Women)

· Sophie Quirk (University of Kent)

Chair: Oliver Double

5.30-7pm WINE RECEPTION