Cambridge Bright Club

BrightClub - Bodies

By Andrew Holding on May 12, 2013 3:25 PM

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The thinking person's variety night, with our special guests Nicky Doody and Vikki Stone on stage alongside fellows and researchers giving stand-up comedy a go for the first time. Join academics from Cambridge and beyond for a lighthearted look at their research.

It's a comedy night with a difference and not to be missed.

Bright Club Training

By Andrew Holding on April 24, 2013 8:37 AM

Work in research at one of the Universities around Cambridge? Why not take part in the in the project that has go researchers from all over up on stage talking about their work.

I'm pleased to announce the next training session at Emmanuel College, Room A1 at 3pm on Friday 10th May.

The session should last an hour and it's not just a talk, we'll go through some actives on how to to make things funny and how comedy works, the ideas behind writing jokes and what goes in to a set a Bright Club . When you leave you should have everything to need to deliver a Bright Club set or add humour to your own talks. I will also be looking for some people to fill the slot for our upcoming Bright Club events, where we get academics/post docs/PhDs and undergrads to give 7-8 minute humorous talk on their work.

Please contact me on anh25 at cam.ac.uk if you can attend, taking part in the training results in no obligation to actually do an event so do come along and see what it is all about.

If you could please forward the following to any lists or individuals who you think would be interested I would be very grateful.

Bright Club Podcast: Regeneration

By Andrew Holding on April 13, 2013 8:09 PM

Join Ginny Smith as she discusses fish penises and orgasmic pepper mills...
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Keywords: marine biology, science, comedy, physics, journals
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Bright Club - Quantum

By Andrew Holding on March 25, 2013 8:04 AM

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The thinking person's variety night, with our special guests Kent Valentine on stage alongside fellows and researchers giving stand-up comedy a go for the first time. Join academics from Cambridge and beyond for a lighthearted look at their research.

It's a comedy night with a difference and not to be missed.

Bright Club Podcast: Endangered Species

By Andrew Holding on March 12, 2013 8:13 PM

This episode of the Bright Club Podcast features poetry from Sabrina Mahfouz and comedy from our Cambridge researchers.

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Bright Club - Re: Generation

By Andrew Holding on February 10, 2013 12:22 PM

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The thinking person's variety night, with our special guests Marc Burrows and Jo Stephenson on stage alongside fellows and researchers giving stand-up comedy a go for the first time. Join academics from Cambridge and beyond for a lighthearted look at their research.

It's a comedy night with a difference and not to be missed.

Bright Club - Endangered Species

By Andrew Holding on January 2, 2013 7:07 PM

Join compere Simon Watt (Channel 4's inside Nature's Giants) as he promotes preservation of ugly animals and our cabaret performer Sabrina Mahfouz whose show 'Dry Ice' was awarded 4* from the Times 'In a different League ... astonishing' and directed by David Schwimmer.

As always they will support our six intrepid boffins who will get up on stage and try explain their subjects via the media of stand-up-comedy. Bright Club - the only evening where laughter and brains collide.

Bright Club Training

By Andrew Holding on January 1, 2013 8:33 AM

Work in research at one of the Universities around Cambridge? Why not take part in the in the project that has go researchers from all over up on stage talking about their work.

I'm pleased to announce the next training session at Camden House Drawing Room (Emmanuel College, map below) at 3pm on Friday 22 February.

The session should last an hour and it's not just a talk, we'll go through some actives on how to to make things funny and how comedy works, the ideas behind writing jokes and what goes in to a set a Bright Club . When you leave you should have everything to need to deliver a Bright Club set or add humour to your own talks. I will also be looking for some people to fill the slot for our upcoming Bright Club events, where we get academics/post docs/PhDs and undergrads to give 7-8 minute humorous talk on their work.

Please contact me on anh25 at cam.ac.uk if you can attend, taking part in the training results in no obligation to actually do an event so do come along and see what it is all about.

If you could please forward the following to any lists or individuals who you think would be interested I would be very grateful.

Dreams and Nightmares

By Andrew Holding on December 5, 2012 10:41 AM

Due to a technical 'Nightmare' a shorter than normal podcast this month, but none the less great comedy from John Gallagher and Harry Cliff joined by music from Rosalind Peters.

Dreams and Nightmares

Sarah Castor-Perry interviews our Bright Club performers and music from Rosalind Peters
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Bright Club Training

By Andrew Holding on November 12, 2012 11:20 AM

Work in research at one of the Universities around Cambridge? Why not take part in the in the project that has go researchers from all over up on stage talking about their work.

I'm pleased to announce the next training session on Friday will be 23rd November at 3:30pm. The venue will to be a room within the Pitt Building or Mill Lane Lecture Theatres, this will be confirmed in the week before the training session.

The session won't take longer than 2 hours and it's not just a talk, we'll go through some actives on how to to make things funny and how comedy works, the ideas behind writing jokes and what goes in to a set a Bright Club . When you leave you should have everything to need to deliver a Bright Club set or add humour to your own talks. I will also be looking for some people to fill the slot for our upcoming Bright Club

events in the new year, where we get academics/post docs/PhDs and undergrads to give 7-8 minute humorous talk on their work.

Please contact me on anh25 at cam.ac.uk if you can attend, taking part in the training results in no obligation to actually do an event so do come along and see what it is all about.

If you could please forward the following to any lists or individuals who you think would be interested I would be very grateful.