EP14 - Kate Copstick - Head reviewer for the Scotsman Newspaper at the Edinburgh Fringe - a podcast by Simon Caine

Kate Copstick (or Copstick as she prefers to be known) is the head comedy reviewer at the Scotsman Newspaper during the Edinburgh Fringe. She's been a reviewer for 20 years and has judged several comedy awards. Outside of reviewing she co-runs the The Grouchy Club podcast with daily comedy blogger John Flemming and writes for the Erotic Review (a magazine she purchased over a decade ago). Most of her days are spent in her charity shop (Ma Ma Biashara) in Sheppards Bush and she talks about how the work she does in Kenya informs her work as a writer. She's infinitely interesting and provided such a unique insight into the business from someone who has watch it change from the "industry" side for over 2 decades. We talked about -   - Her name. - Common Fringe mistakes (titles / desc / image) - How to contact her (the right way / how / when) - How the Scotsman Newspaper operates & how many reviews they publish each year. - Why she loves Luisa Omielan​ and would work as her doorman to keep her on the Free Fringe - Why she loves Dapper Laughs and thinks he was bullied - Is TV just a boys club? - And her thoughts on why women aren’t as good on panel shows. - Comedian’s sense of entitlement for audience and achievements. - Her thoughts on the comedy “thought police” censoring comedians. - The web TV show we’ll be working on (hopefully post-Edinburgh) - Her thoughts on Andrew Lawrence and the lack of intelligent commentary / responses to his remarks. - Why she doesn’t review Freestival shows (and what her rules are for the shows she will go and review). - Are there any agendas / politics behind the awards at Edinburgh? - How her charity work has helped inform her reviewing AND MORE. If you're a comedian who is thinking about going to the Edinburgh Fringe and interested how the mind of one of the most feared and revealed reviewers works this is the podcast for you. You can find all the questions and things mentioned in the podcast in the show notes here - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/Copstick You can find a list of all the podcast interviews with comedy reviewers here - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/ComedyReviewers  Thanks so much for downloading, hope you enjoyed it. If you did, please pass it on to a friend, give it a positive review in iTunes or donate on the website here - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AskTheIndustryPodcast Si Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enoughOr come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom----------------------------------------------------------------------My 2nd book is finally out! It's called "How To Make A Living By Working For Free" and you can buy it here for £5 (digital) or £8 (paperback). Here's the synopsis of the book -  The book is a how-to guide for artists to create their own online community for their work and how that community can support the artist to become sustainable in every way.The book takes a critical and in-depth look at the media's perception of "free content" vs the reality of what the general public see it as.If you're an artist in the modern age who wants a sustainable audience you're no longer just an artist, you're a community leader. If you'd like to read the first few chapters of the book you can find a PDF version of that here.---------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow me - http://twitter.com/thismademecool Support the podcast - https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast?ty=h Join the Facebook community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/AskTheIndustryPodcast----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Want more content from me? Why wouldn't y...

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry.

---

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Further episodes of Ask The Industry Podcast

Further podcasts by Simon Caine

Website of Simon Caine