大象传媒

Janice Forsyth presents live from our special purpose built venue, the 大象传媒@Potterrow. Sharing the stage with her today are...

"So this serial killer walks into a bar..." Former stand-up comedian turned crime fiction writer, Mark Billingham, creator of the hugely popular Detective Inspector Tom Thorne series, talks to Janice about the parallels between these two seemingly incongruous careers.

Putting opera in a pop culture setting with a sassy sense of humour, Best Comedy Musical Performer award-winner, Adelmo Guidarelli, the self-professed Clown Prince of Opera; he's on a mission to broaden opera's appeal with his comical show "Operation Adelmo!"

Fancy a shot at pop superstardom? Then join the Festival Caf茅 for a master class with musical educators Frisky and Mannish as they present Pop Centre Plus to ensure you secure gainful employment in the world of pop.

And - it's spawned the careers of stand-ups like Tommy Tiernan, Rhona Cameron and Dylan Moran... We meet this year's newly crowned winner of the prestigious So You Think You're Funny comedy competition - Tommy Rowson!