{"id":312,"date":"2015-12-10T08:37:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T08:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/?p=312"},"modified":"2015-12-10T08:37:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T08:37:26","slug":"interesting-facts-about-the-british-stand-up-comedy-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/interesting-facts-about-the-british-stand-up-comedy-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting facts about the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1. The British Stand-Up Comedy Archive contains 22 collections; we have been collecting material since 2013.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_313\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/12\/BSUCA-Calm.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-313\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/12\/BSUCA-Calm-1024x783.jpg\" alt=\"BSUCA collections on our Calm cataloguing system\" width=\"625\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/12\/BSUCA-Calm-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/12\/BSUCA-Calm-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/12\/BSUCA-Calm-624x477.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/12\/BSUCA-Calm.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BSUCA collections on our Calm cataloguing system<\/p><\/div>\n<p>2. We have material dating from 1970 to the\u00a0present day, documenting the rise of alternative comedy and stand-up comedy. We are keen to collect material from relevant areas of performance including alternative cabaret, performance poetry and working men&#8217;s club comedy.<\/p>\n<p>3. We have collected a range of material in a variety of formats (including photographs, scripts, diaries, audiovisual recording, posters, contracts) and for a variety of purposes (promotion, academic research, for broadcast).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/11\/IMG_20151130_1358481.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/11\/IMG_20151130_1358481.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20151130_135848\" width=\"4160\" height=\"2944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/11\/IMG_20151130_1358481.jpg 4160w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/11\/IMG_20151130_1358481-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/11\/IMG_20151130_1358481-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/11\/IMG_20151130_1358481-624x442.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4160px) 100vw, 4160px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Throughout 2015 we have been developing new workflows to ensure that the recordings in the archive held on legacy audiovisual formats (such as cassette tapes, MiniDisc and DAT) are digitised and accessible for researchers today and in the future.<\/p>\n<p>5. The digitisation of both printed and audiovisual material means that we can provide samples of representative content from the archive on platforms such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/britishstandupcomedyarchive\/albums\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/stand-up-comedy-archive\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud<\/a> as well as on our blog.<\/p>\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F206525291&visual=true&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>6. We have worked to ensure a range of content from the comedy world has been collected and we have been keen to engage with comedy promoters and venues. Monika Bobinska donated a large collection of material from the Meccano Club (1985-1995) and Peter Grahame has given material from Downstairs at the Kings Head (established in 1981). We also have material from more recent clubs and promoters, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.folkestonecomedy.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Folkestone Comedy Club<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatthefrockcomedy.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">What The Frock! Comedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Meccano Club Bookings Book.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/britishstandupcomedyarchive\/19359640809\/in\/album-72157655235286649\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/414\/19359640809_cc3d68ba4f_z.jpg\" alt=\"Meccano Club Bookings Book.\" width=\"640\" height=\"435\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meccano Club Bookings Book. February-March 1995. Featuring acts including Tracy Brothers, Al Murray, Nick Wilty\u00a0and Dylan Moran. (c) Monika Bobinska<\/p><\/div>\n<p>7. One strength of the BSUCA collections is the number of unique, unedited interviews with comedians, recorded for purposes including academic research and publication (Oliver Double Collection), and radio broadcast (John Pidgeon Collection, Andrew Sherlock Radio Collection).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_330\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/12\/DATpic1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-330 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/12\/DATpic1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Interviews with comedians on DATs (Digital Audio Tapes) from the John Pidgeon Collection\" width=\"625\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/12\/DATpic1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/12\/DATpic1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/12\/DATpic1-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interviews with comedians on DATs (Digital Audio Tapes) from the John Pidgeon Collection<\/p><\/div>\n<p>8. We&#8217;ve had some incredible events this year, with performers such as Mark Thomas, Attila the Stockbroker, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee, and Phill Jupitus (at the University of Kent), and Jo Brand, Susan Calman, and Stephen K. Amos (at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe). These events were all recorded and can be accessed in our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library\/specialcollections\/access.html\" target=\"_blank\">reading room<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/is\/templeman\/pdf\/floor-plans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Templeman Library, University of Kent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_281\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/10\/AH4A3499.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-281\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-281\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/10\/AH4A3499.jpg\" alt=\"Phill Jupitus talking about a Red Wedge Comedy leaflet which cartooned for (as Porky the Poet). Photo Matt Wilson\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/10\/AH4A3499.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/10\/AH4A3499-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/10\/AH4A3499-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/files\/2015\/10\/AH4A3499-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phill Jupitus talking about a Red Wedge Comedy leaflet which cartooned for (as Porky the Poet) during an in-conversation event with Oliver Double in September 2015. Photo Matt Wilson<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9. We are holding a joint conference with the British Cartoon Archive &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/standupcomedyarchive\/events\/comedy-on-stage-page-satirical-cartoons-stand-up\/\">Comedy On Stage and Page: satirical cartoons and stand-up<\/a>&#8216; (14-15th January 2016), which will explore issues including the relationship between the audience and the comedian, writing shows, the comedy industry, censorship, and women in comedy, and also highlight the Stand-Up Comedy Archive collections.<\/p>\n<p>10. Alongside the conference we will be hosting a joint exhibition with the British Cartoon Archive, providing access to material from the archive and explaining more about its establishment, development and collections in the new Templeman Library gallery area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. The British Stand-Up Comedy Archive contains 22 collections; we have been collecting material since 2013. 2. We have material dating from 1970 to the\u00a0present day, documenting the rise of alternative comedy and stand-up comedy. 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