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Forum Frolics

Posted on January 26, 2017 by

With apologies to the well-known phrase, a funny thing is on the way to the Forum. The announcement that Paul Merton and his Impro Chums are appearing at Bath Comedy Festival’s opening night on April 1st, is great news. If … Continue reading →

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Bath Comedy Festival 2016

Posted on March 31, 2016 by

Just a reminder, now you have recovered from the recent surfeit of chocolate and bunnies, the Bath Comedy Festival 2016 kicks off tomorrow, Friday April 1st. The flags are going up in Widcombe as we welcome back the intimate upstairs … Continue reading →

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Charlie Ware

Posted on July 21, 2015 by

Eulogy delivered by Ralph Oswick on the occasion of the funeral of Charles Ware 21/7/15 In 1972 the Arts Workshop, already a major creative force in Bath, was holding a meeting about the next Bath alternative festival. The usual faces were … Continue reading →

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Oui Patron! (Final Episode)

Posted on April 10, 2015 by

BATH COMEDY FESTIVAL PATRON RALPH OSWICK TAKES A LAST LOOK AT THIS YEAR’S EVENT What better way to end this year’s highly successful Comedy Festival than with a performance of Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen at Bath Cricket Club? And … Continue reading →

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Oui Patron! (Part 4)

Posted on April 1, 2015 by

Comedy Festival Patron Ralph Oswick’s occasional festival diary People can behave very strangely in audiences. This week I’ve seen a couple in the middle of the front row who remained stony-faced throughout and then were heard saying how much they … Continue reading →

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Oui Patron! (Part 3)

Posted on March 31, 2015 by

Bath Comedy Festival 2015 Patron Ralph Oswick’s occasional festival diary. The Bath Comedy Festival’s famous big red bus outing, The Wine Arts Trail went off without a hitch on Palm Sunday. Apart from the odd hurricane force wind, a temporarily … Continue reading →

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Oui, Patron! (part 1)

Posted on March 24, 2015 by

Ralph’s Comedy Festival Diary – Part 1 My window cleaner was in today. He said ’Can you write your name down because I’ve told my wife I clean the windows for a posh famous bloke and I can’t remember who … Continue reading →

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