Lonely Planet Wales
by Lonely Planet
nature’s wildest mood swings. On rainy days, while most people seek shelter, I get out there to see Eryri rejuvenating itself. Wales’ Big Festivals Machynlleth Comedy Festival One of the UK’s most-loved comedy festivals, where big-name comedians and rising stars share stages across the market town. Hundreds of shows
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of Machynlleth, perfectly encapsulating Welsh community spirit and local pride. Belly Laughs Machynlleth delivers big laughs Held annually over the early May bank holiday, the Machynlleth Comedy Festival (‘Mach Fest’) features a fizzing mix of rising stars and seasoned comedic pros keen to experiment with fresh material. This famous festival cleverly utilises Machynlleth
Experience Wales 2
by Lonely Planet
occur in spring: Laugharne Weekend (March/April) and Hay Festival (May/June). Laugharne, p119; Hay-on-Wye, p98 thelaugharneweekend.com; hayfestival.com Lots of Laughs Machynlleth Comedy Festival brings a weekend of stand-up comedy to Mid-Wales in April/May. machcomedyfest.co.uk St David's Day, on 1 March, is a
A Book for Her
by Bridget Christie · 1 Jul 2015 · 252pp · 85,441 words
pen routine. I just needed to get another fifty-five minutes together before August. I remember doing a terrible work-in-progress show at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Apart from the pen stuff it was awful. Every year, around April/May, when I’m starting to write a new show for Edinburgh, I
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to what we consider ‘Third World problems?’ On the May bank holiday weekend, I stopped at a motorway service station on my way to the Machynlleth Comedy Festival in Wales, where I was performing my most recent stand-up show, An Ungrateful Woman. Above the hand dryers in the ladies’ toilets were posters