WHAT IS COMEDY LOUNGE?
Comedy Lounge was born at the 2000 Edinburgh Fringe Festival when, on the night of 18 August, Susan had an alcohol-induced epiphany, and decided to leave a confused message on Sharon's answerphone. Two months later, in October 2000, the first issue of Comedy Lounge went online, to general apathy. From this ethanol soaked beginning, Comedy Lounge has grown to take its place as one of the websites on the internet about British comedy.
WHO ARE YOU?
We are Susan and Sharon. Hello.
Sharon Anne Mary Linda Cribbin a.k.a. Shazzle was born some time ago, and is now clinging to her early-to-mid twenties for all she is worth. Born under the star sign of Scorpio, she is neither a foul tempered witch, nor a fiery temptress. Sharon originates from the tiny Irish village called "Dublin", but does not have the accent to prove it. She has never appeared in Father Ted.
Sharon has spent most of her adult life running away from the idea of a steady career / aim in life, and has suffered a good deal of success in this department having held, in the three years, a total of 25 different jobs, some of them in the small Scottish town of "Edinburgh". Almost one of these involved drawing on her degree in Media Studies. She has now returned to the village of her birth, and continues to avoid all paid work as often as possible.
Despite studying the language in school for over six years, Sharon does not speak Spanish. Her hobbies including making phone calls, receiving phone calls, badger baiting, giving up smoking, making doctors appointments, changing her hair colour, abusing prescription medication, arguing with Irish comedians and colouring in with crayon. Sharon almost never goes over the lines.
Sharon's ambitions in life tend towards impractical fantasy, and she has no real career plans. In her spare time, Sharon sleeps.
Susan Elizabeth Turnbull (nickname Boozy Susie/Susie T) was born and raised in England over twenty-seven years ago but she still remains the younger of the two by exactly 10 weeks. Her star-sign in Aquarius but she doesn't think she is indecisive. Or is she? As the brainbox of Comedy Lounge, she went to Nottingham Trent University to study Mathematics and Biology, but student debt has forced her to return to beautiful West Wickham to live with her parents. She intends to fly the nest following the Fringe 2004.
Although it was obvious from an early age that she was meant for a life of luxury, Susan has been forced to "work" in a number of "jobs" she has held since leaving University. She is currently awaiting a big lottery win which may be slightly impaired by her never buying a ticket.
A natural performer, Susan has appeared on national television on many occasions. Her appearances range from actually singing live on Top Of The Pops with Blur to looking slightly worried in an audience shot of This Morning With Richard Not Judy in close proximity to a man-eating citrus fruit. More recently she has become the front-runner in the Comedy Lounge advertisement award by getting numerous plugs on the 10th biggest (but 1st best) Radio Breakfast Show.
Susan's hobbies include web monkeying, getting into work late, spending money and corduroy.
Her ambition is to set up an actual Comedy Lounge venue and be a top comedy producer. Both of which are currently dependent on the previously mentioned lottery win. Although she is currently making heavy inroads into the world of the small people who live in the magical box in the corner of the living room. GSOH.
WHY HASN'T THE SITE BEEN UPDATED?
The original plan was to have the site appear on an almost monthly basis and/or whenever we can be bothered to write it up and for a good two and a half years that is precisely what happened. During most of 2004, nothing happened because we have been experiencing technical, emotional and medical difficulties, due to not being paid to do this nonsense, having lives outside the site, and Susan's computer having some kind of nervous breakdown. We apologise for all inconvenience this has caused, but remind you that we love you all despite your flaws, so you should love us too.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU DON'T GET PAID?
That's right, we do all of this out of the goodness of our own hearts, and the fragments of our own pay cheques. In fact, it costs us. You should be paying us. You tight gits.
WHY DO YOU WRITE COMEDY LOUNGE?
We often ask ourselves the same question. We do it for the love of the art, the rapture of the performance, the delight of a job done well, and mainly because it keeps us off the heroin and stops us drinking so much cocaines.
CAN WE REPRODUCE ANYTHING YOU’VE WRITTEN SOMEWHERE ELSE?
Of course you can, if you contact us first at info@comedylounge.co.uk and link back to our main page, and also credit it appropriate. We’re perfectly happy to spread the Lounge Love, but aren’t pleased when Mr or Mrs Plagiarism comes knocking at the door - YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. We’re well aware that we’re not the only emporium of comedy on the internet, but we’d like to state for the record that we were damn well here first, and we could probably take you in a fight. We can also spell and have a full grasp of correct English grammar. We've paved the way forward for pairs of girls all over the country to pretend like they know loads about comedy.
WHO IS DANNY WALLACE?
As well as being one of the most famous flat mates in the United Kingdom, Mister Daniel Wallace also holds the grand title of Patron Saint of Comedy Lounge, something which he has been known to be very sarcastic about. This is due to the fact that it is entirely his fault that Comedy Lounge exists as it was inspired partly by his role in the ill-fated comedy magazine Comedy Review (may it rest in peace).
CAN YOU PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH THAT BLOKE OFF THE TELLY?
Probably not. But we could certainly point you in the direction of a good search engine - why not try Google?
CAN I WRITE FOR YOU?
You certainly can, young sir or madam. We would remind you that, as we don't get paid, you certainly won't get paid, but if you'd like to submit an article or review to us to submissions@comedylounge.co.uk, we'd be happy to read them over, and possibly publish the articles on the next update of the site. We have already enlisted the help of one budding comedy chum by the name of Charlie.
CAN YOU RECOMMEND SOME OTHER GOOD COMEDY SITES?
Yes. That's what the links page is for. Don't expect them to be as good as this one though. We're one in a million.
DID YOU KNOW SOME OF THE CORPSES ARE AMUSING / NOTBBC HAVE BEEN MAKING FUN OF YOU?
Yes thanks. It's only because, secretly, they're desperately in love with us. What with us being so gorgeous and all. They don't get out much you see.
Comedy Lounge was born at the 2000 Edinburgh Fringe Festival when, on the night of 18 August, Susan had an alcohol-induced epiphany, and decided to leave a confused message on Sharon's answerphone. Two months later, in October 2000, the first issue of Comedy Lounge went online, to general apathy. From this ethanol soaked beginning, Comedy Lounge has grown to take its place as one of the websites on the internet about British comedy.
WHO ARE YOU?
We are Susan and Sharon. Hello.
Sharon Anne Mary Linda Cribbin a.k.a. Shazzle was born some time ago, and is now clinging to her early-to-mid twenties for all she is worth. Born under the star sign of Scorpio, she is neither a foul tempered witch, nor a fiery temptress. Sharon originates from the tiny Irish village called "Dublin", but does not have the accent to prove it. She has never appeared in Father Ted.
Sharon has spent most of her adult life running away from the idea of a steady career / aim in life, and has suffered a good deal of success in this department having held, in the three years, a total of 25 different jobs, some of them in the small Scottish town of "Edinburgh". Almost one of these involved drawing on her degree in Media Studies. She has now returned to the village of her birth, and continues to avoid all paid work as often as possible.
Despite studying the language in school for over six years, Sharon does not speak Spanish. Her hobbies including making phone calls, receiving phone calls, badger baiting, giving up smoking, making doctors appointments, changing her hair colour, abusing prescription medication, arguing with Irish comedians and colouring in with crayon. Sharon almost never goes over the lines.
Sharon's ambitions in life tend towards impractical fantasy, and she has no real career plans. In her spare time, Sharon sleeps.
Susan Elizabeth Turnbull (nickname Boozy Susie/Susie T) was born and raised in England over twenty-seven years ago but she still remains the younger of the two by exactly 10 weeks. Her star-sign in Aquarius but she doesn't think she is indecisive. Or is she? As the brainbox of Comedy Lounge, she went to Nottingham Trent University to study Mathematics and Biology, but student debt has forced her to return to beautiful West Wickham to live with her parents. She intends to fly the nest following the Fringe 2004.
Although it was obvious from an early age that she was meant for a life of luxury, Susan has been forced to "work" in a number of "jobs" she has held since leaving University. She is currently awaiting a big lottery win which may be slightly impaired by her never buying a ticket.
A natural performer, Susan has appeared on national television on many occasions. Her appearances range from actually singing live on Top Of The Pops with Blur to looking slightly worried in an audience shot of This Morning With Richard Not Judy in close proximity to a man-eating citrus fruit. More recently she has become the front-runner in the Comedy Lounge advertisement award by getting numerous plugs on the 10th biggest (but 1st best) Radio Breakfast Show.
Susan's hobbies include web monkeying, getting into work late, spending money and corduroy.
Her ambition is to set up an actual Comedy Lounge venue and be a top comedy producer. Both of which are currently dependent on the previously mentioned lottery win. Although she is currently making heavy inroads into the world of the small people who live in the magical box in the corner of the living room. GSOH.
WHY HASN'T THE SITE BEEN UPDATED?
The original plan was to have the site appear on an almost monthly basis and/or whenever we can be bothered to write it up and for a good two and a half years that is precisely what happened. During most of 2004, nothing happened because we have been experiencing technical, emotional and medical difficulties, due to not being paid to do this nonsense, having lives outside the site, and Susan's computer having some kind of nervous breakdown. We apologise for all inconvenience this has caused, but remind you that we love you all despite your flaws, so you should love us too.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU DON'T GET PAID?
That's right, we do all of this out of the goodness of our own hearts, and the fragments of our own pay cheques. In fact, it costs us. You should be paying us. You tight gits.
WHY DO YOU WRITE COMEDY LOUNGE?
We often ask ourselves the same question. We do it for the love of the art, the rapture of the performance, the delight of a job done well, and mainly because it keeps us off the heroin and stops us drinking so much cocaines.
CAN WE REPRODUCE ANYTHING YOU’VE WRITTEN SOMEWHERE ELSE?
Of course you can, if you contact us first at info@comedylounge.co.uk and link back to our main page, and also credit it appropriate. We’re perfectly happy to spread the Lounge Love, but aren’t pleased when Mr or Mrs Plagiarism comes knocking at the door - YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. We’re well aware that we’re not the only emporium of comedy on the internet, but we’d like to state for the record that we were damn well here first, and we could probably take you in a fight. We can also spell and have a full grasp of correct English grammar. We've paved the way forward for pairs of girls all over the country to pretend like they know loads about comedy.
WHO IS DANNY WALLACE?
As well as being one of the most famous flat mates in the United Kingdom, Mister Daniel Wallace also holds the grand title of Patron Saint of Comedy Lounge, something which he has been known to be very sarcastic about. This is due to the fact that it is entirely his fault that Comedy Lounge exists as it was inspired partly by his role in the ill-fated comedy magazine Comedy Review (may it rest in peace).
CAN YOU PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH THAT BLOKE OFF THE TELLY?
Probably not. But we could certainly point you in the direction of a good search engine - why not try Google?
CAN I WRITE FOR YOU?
You certainly can, young sir or madam. We would remind you that, as we don't get paid, you certainly won't get paid, but if you'd like to submit an article or review to us to submissions@comedylounge.co.uk, we'd be happy to read them over, and possibly publish the articles on the next update of the site. We have already enlisted the help of one budding comedy chum by the name of Charlie.
CAN YOU RECOMMEND SOME OTHER GOOD COMEDY SITES?
Yes. That's what the links page is for. Don't expect them to be as good as this one though. We're one in a million.
DID YOU KNOW SOME OF THE CORPSES ARE AMUSING / NOTBBC HAVE BEEN MAKING FUN OF YOU?
Yes thanks. It's only because, secretly, they're desperately in love with us. What with us being so gorgeous and all. They don't get out much you see.
