History of Underbelly

Highlights of 2000-2006

2006

  • New UdderBELLY 322-seat venue in shape of upside-down purple cow
  • New Cow Barn venue in Reid Hall
  • More to come ....

2005

  • Dan Tetsell wins Writers Guild Award for Sins of the Grandfathers
  • Reggie Watts wins inaugral Malcolm Hardee Award
  • John Oliver & Andy Zaltzman nominated for Dubble Act Award for Political Animal
  • 17 five star shows and another 58 four star shows
  • 138 shows in 10 performance spaces
  • New Baby Belly venue in the Caves on Niddry Street

2004

  • Perrier Award for Will Adamsdale in Jackson's Way
  • Fringe First Awards for The Ignatius Trail, Manchester Girl and The Jammer
  • Perrier Newcomer nomination for Joanna Neary in Joanna Neary is Not Feeling Herself
  • Amnesty Award nomination for Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
  • Free wireless broadband internet access in the venue
  • New WAP service for mobile browsers.
  • The Late Show featured Demetri Martin, Adam Hills, Reginald D Hunter, Flight of the Conchords, Jason Byrne, Jerry Sadowitz, Brendon Burns and many other top comedians
  • 13 five star shows and a further 29 four star shows
  • Stewart Lee himself picked up 4 five star and 6 four star reviews.

2003

  • Underbelly Live features gigs from Athlete, Keane, The Thrills, Mark Owen, Skin, Ocean Colour Scene and others
  • Gary Le Strange wins Perrier Newcomer Award for Gary Le Strange - Polaroid Suitcase
  • Fringe First Award for The Echo Chamber
  • The Late Show featured Dara O'Briain, Daniel Kitson, Danny Bhoy, Adam Hills, Demetri Martin, Jo Caulfield, Dan Antopolski and many other top comedians
  • Aaron Barschak, the self-styled Comedy Terrorist gains massive media coverage for breaking into Prince William's birthday party in Windsor Castle

2002

  • Fringe First Award for 100
  • The Late Show featured Bill Bailey, Ross Noble, Jimmy Carr, Jerry Sadowitz, Andrew Maxwell and many other top comedians
  • 11 five star shows out of 55 shows

2001

  • Fringe First Award nomination for Imaginary Prisons
  • Underbelly's debut year with 18 shows
  • Ed Bartlam, Charlie Wood and Tom Page establish Underbelly Limited

2000

  • Ed Bartlam as producer of Double Edge Drama operates Underbelly venue under the umbrella of C Venues