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By Eva Levy May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Lifestyle

The morning routine of a student journalist in lockdown

Eva Levy talks about her morning routine as a student journalist and gives her top tips on maximising productivity.

By Luke Terry March 5, 2016March 7, 2019 The XCityPlus Archives

6 celebrities who tried stand-up

With the rise of short, light-heated online content, it’s no surprise that the divide between journalists and comedians is thinner than ever. Perhaps that’s why more hacks are taking their skills to the stage. You can read more about that in this year’s XCity but here we’ve found six surprising

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By Andrew Doherty March 27, 2015February 18, 2016 The XCityPlus Archives

Animals vs reporters: Top 5 showdowns

Animal magnetism Imagine holding a giant black rooster while trying to report on live TV, or swallowing a fly right in the middle of a sensitive report. These unfortunate lot all have one thing in common, the inability to interact with animals. Thank goodness a camera was there to capture

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By Salma Haidrani March 25, 2015February 17, 2016 The XCityPlus Archives

Meet comedian Stephen Bailey

Stephen Bailey had one hell of a 2014. Coming from seemingly nowhere, the stand-up comic made his sell-out solo debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and 2014’s Latitude Festival. It wasn’t his first dalliance with the camera – the 28 year old Mancunian had appeared on Channel 4’s Celebrity Big

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By Alexander Flood March 8, 2015February 17, 2016 The XCityPlus Archives

Video: Comedian Nish Kumar’s worst heckling experiences

Stand-up comedian, Nish Kumar, has more than a few tales of heckling woe to tell.

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