{"id":52436,"date":"2021-03-19T12:36:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T12:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=52436"},"modified":"2021-03-22T17:10:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T17:10:04","slug":"cardiff-comedians-go-online-to-bring-laughter-through-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/03\/19\/cardiff-comedians-go-online-to-bring-laughter-through-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff comedians go online to bring laughter through lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Welsh stand-ups explain how the Cardiff comedy scene has survived the pandemic.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>LOCKDOWN may have closed all the live venues across Cardiff, but these local stand-up comedians haven\u2019t let it stop them laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comedian Vix Leyton, 36 from Cardiff, is a relative newcomer. But she has already carved a name for herself bringing local comedians online during lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs soon as online gigs started to appear, I volunteered to do them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen I came up with Comedy Roulette, a live stream on Twitch and an effort for me to host something that fit what I enjoyed doing and thought I was most funny at, which is adlibbing and being quick with sass.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This soon turned into <a href=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/comedy-arcade\">Comedy Arcade<\/a> \u2013 a regular podcast featuring some of the best local comedy talent from the Cardiff stand-up scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Comedy Arcade Teaser Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X7Yd4g9PSQA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Comedy Arcade Teaser Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X7Yd4g9PSQA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But it wasn\u2019t quite so easy when the pandemic first kicked off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had just done my hundredth gig and was celebrating my first year in comedy the week before lockdown,\u201d said Vix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo one had any idea what was ahead of them. Gigs were pulled but rescheduled initially. I had been gigging four or five times a week and had been accepted for my first Edinburgh Fringe run. I was still optimistic it would go ahead as the alternative was unfathomable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But switching to online performing created some unexpected opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven those new to comedy could get to more people, and more quickly, if they were clever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first few months of the coronavirus pandemic saw the likes of Kiri Pritchard-Mclean start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covidarms.com\/\">the Covid Arms<\/a> comedy stream. And that inspired others to take up the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI reluctantly did two online gigs in the first lockdown,\u201d said Esyllt Sears, 40 from Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"869\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/esyllt-sears.png\" alt=\"Esyllt Sears brought her comedy online with a variety of podcasts and zoom appearances.\" class=\"wp-image-52441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/esyllt-sears.png 665w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/esyllt-sears-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/esyllt-sears-500x653.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/esyllt-sears-293x383.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"869\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/esyllt-sears.png\" alt=\"Esyllt Sears brought her comedy online with a variety of podcasts and zoom appearances.\" class=\"wp-image-52441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/esyllt-sears.png 665w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/esyllt-sears-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/esyllt-sears-500x653.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/esyllt-sears-293x383.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Esyllt Sears brought her comedy online with a variety of podcasts and zoom appearances.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey just seemed so alien and not what I enjoy about performing. I love speaking to audiences but online, it\u2019s very hard to do. But I was fortunate to become a regular panellist on the YouTube panel show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QIYW884VCPQ&amp;t=667s\">Who Said That?<\/a> and on Vix\u2019s Comedy Arcade podcast and they\u2019ve kept me going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esyllt has performed sets for BBC Radio 4 Extra and S4C and has written for The Now Show, The News Quiz, Elis James\u2019 Welsh sketch show and BBC Radio Wales\u2019 Welcome Strangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But she was planning her debut show for the Machynlleth Comedy Festival when lockdown happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFirst lockdown, everyone was in the same boat,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo-one had any gigs. And I think we were just taking it a week at a time, but as time went on, it became clear that opportunities did need to be created \u2013 for acts to write and perform. This latest lockdown, Robin Morgan and I have started a fortnightly online new material night and that\u2019s been a lot of fun, and gives acts a reason to write new material again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin Morgan, 31 from Cardiff, had been working at the Glee Club for a few years when he began his own stand-up career back in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Robin Morgan launched his comedy career while working at the Glee Club.\" class=\"wp-image-52692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551-770x997.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551-500x647.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551-293x379.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Robin Morgan launched his comedy career while working at the Glee Club.\" class=\"wp-image-52692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551-770x997.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551-500x647.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551-293x379.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/RobinMorgan551.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Robin Morgan launched his comedy career while working at the Glee Club.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, he\u2019s done three shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, two UK tours and a variety of writing work for the likes of The Mash Report, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and Mock the Week among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy last gig pre-pandemic was March 14,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had three in London that night, and it really felt like it was the last days of Rome &#8211; crazy atmosphere, everyone was really up for it, I think because we knew that we were getting locked down afterwards. And then I lost all my work &#8211; probably three gigs a week up until August, quite a substantial chunk, financially, and eventually the Edinburgh Festival being cancelled was a hit too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the affect of the pandemic was more than just financial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it made me realise how much I missed performing, and how much I defined myself as a comedian,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI tried to say yes to everything &#8211; I did loads of online gigs, did some bizarre writing jobs on a freelance website, just tried to keep ticking over financially, and started a podcast which was good for a while as it gave me a bit of purpose. I definitely wasn\u2019t writing much stand-up material at that point though &#8211; I felt creatively void for a long time, that only reappeared in the Autumn when I was doing more real-life and outdoor gigs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, Robin settled into the new virtual way of things and has since appeared alongside Esyllt and Vix on the latest episode of Comedy Arcade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI did every online gig that was offered to me &#8211; the first few were very odd, it was before audience members were in the Zoom call, so you just performed to your webcam, no idea whether you were getting any laughs. But I really enjoy Zoom gigs, especially hosting them. I think there\u2019s an argument for them sticking around in some form when things go back to normal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it seems most comedians are keen to get back to a live audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI managed to put on some live gigs &#8211; socially distanced &#8211; in between lockdowns, including one in a Marquee in St Mellons over Bank Holiday weekend,\u201d said Vix. \u201cThere was a real homecoming feeling for all the comics on the bill to be back on stage in front of an audience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen things opened up the end of last summer, I started an outdoor gig at Bloc Coffee in Cardiff,\u201d said Esyllt. \u201cAs soon as we\u2019re allowed, we\u2019ll be back to holding those events again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cComedy in Cardiff will be fine,\u201d said Robin. \u201cThe talent that the Welsh scene has at the moment is incredibly exciting, and I don\u2019t think anything can stop this next crop of talent from making waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, Comedy Arcade goes from strength to strength, making its way into the Top 100 comedy podcasts on the Apple charts in its first week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe response to it has been unreal,\u201d said VIx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wouldn&#8217;t be doing any of the podcast stuff if the world was normal, and I probably would have done a fairly mediocre Fringe show.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCKDOWN may have closed all the live venues across Cardiff, but these local stand-up comedians haven\u2019t let it stop them laughing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":550,"featured_media":52439,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[39,490,7210],"coauthors":[6727],"class_list":["post-52436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-comedy","tag-glee-club","tag-stand-up"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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