James Hamilton

Fans of comedian Jon Richardson can breathe an enormous sigh of relief. He has no intention of giving up stand-up comedy – ever, especially when speaking in the run-up to his latest tour, ‘Nidiot’. ‘I’ll be doing stand-up for the rest of my life. The opportunities that it grants...

Usually when you arrive at a comedy gig, the make-up of the audience immediately shows what you can expect. A Bill Bailey gig will be filled with politically aware over 40s, Miranda Hart’s with women and families but the audience who arrived gave nothing away as what to expect...

Going to a live Paul Merton show is like sitting down with a big family for an evening chat with Dad; EVERYONE is included. From the lady who asks for tips on how to stage her own comedy shows, to she-who-had-too-many-cocktails standing with the support of a chair to...

Before his tour ‘Enter the Tonezone’ rolls into Nottingham next week, Impact Arts caught up with comedian Tony Law – the eccentric looking comedian with an outlandish act to match. So, starting at the beginning, what first inspired you to become a comedian? Just being an arse who needed validation through...

Last night, The Nottingham Contemporary opened exhibitions by two exciting, emerging, international artists. The galleries were filled, for a late night viewing, with the works of Raphael Hefti and Agnieszka Polska, and an intrigued and inspired audience. The atmosphere was electric as I walked into Hefti’s self-titled exhibition, weaving...

This feature will publish student poetry and prose with a small explanation so you can get a clearer understanding of what references are made and what the piece is trying to say. Alongside student poetry there will be a ‘Poem of Note’, a poem written by an established writer. This...

Set in 1917, Regeneration is a play examining the effects of shell shock on a group of young men. There is particular focus on two poets who would go on to dominate the war-poetry scene; Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen (the latter who wrote the deeply provocative poem Dulce...