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Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament Pwyllgor Diwylliant, y Gymraeg a Chyfathrebu / Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee Ymchwiliad i’r achosion o COVID-19 ac effaith y feirws ar ddiwylliant, y diwydiannau creadigol, treftadaeth, cyfathrebu a chwaraeon / Inquiry into the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on culture, creative industries, heritage, communications and sport CWLC COV77 Ymateb gan Live Comedy Association / Response from Live Comedy Association To: Oliver Dowden MP Caroline Dinenage MP Eluned Morgan MS Dafydd Elis-Thomas MS Fiona Hyslop MSP Deirdre Hargey MLA Darren Henley, Arts Council England Nick Capaldi, Arts Council of Wales Gerwyn Evans, Creative Wales Iain Munro, Creative Scotland Roisín McDonough, Arts Council of Northern Ireland 17 July 2020 Dear all, Comedy has a long history of being overlooked as an artform, having never received any public funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Music, and Sport. Live comedy isn’t viewed as being equal to other art forms by funding bodies across the UK — the same funding bodies responsible for distributing this week's £1.57 billion support package. This is despite comedy being a grassroots creative industry, which is accessible and inclusive to all, no matter your income, where you live, or your sense of humour. Ticket prices are cheaper than almost any other artform, and comedy takes place in every nation and region of the country, in dedicated spaces but also in pubs, music venues, and theatres in every town and city. We believe that comedy is art and should be treated as such. As fans, audience members, and those who work in live comedy, we therefore ask: 1. That Comedy is treated on a par with the rest of the performing arts sector by government and funding bodies, including being given the same access to the Cultural Rescue Package. 2. For support to prevent job losses and a talent exodus from comedy, including an extension of the Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme for the Performing Arts sector, and specific recognition and support of the self employed, freelancers and sole traders who are over 70% of our industry. 3. For a clear timeline for reopening venues without social distancing. We recognise that Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament Pwyllgor Diwylliant, y Gymraeg a Chyfathrebu / Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee Ymchwiliad i’r achosion o COVID-19 ac effaith y feirws ar ddiwylliant, y diwydiannau creadigol, treftadaeth, cyfathrebu a chwaraeon / Inquiry into the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on culture, creative industries, heritage, communications and sport CWLC COV77 Ymateb gan Live Comedy Association / Response from Live Comedy Association this will be conditional on scientific advice and review from public health bodies, but the industry needs a precisely dated roadmap to work towards. If the UK Governments do not act immediately and comprehensively to support the Live Comedy Industry, the sector will risk disappearing as an artform and cultural industry and the thousands of talented people, organisations and venues which make up the industry we love will face financial ruin. Signed, Live Comedy Association Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament Pwyllgor Diwylliant, y Gymraeg a Chyfathrebu / Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee Ymchwiliad i’r achosion o COVID-19 ac effaith y feirws ar ddiwylliant, y diwydiannau creadigol, treftadaeth, cyfathrebu a chwaraeon / Inquiry into the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on culture, creative industries, heritage, communications and sport CWLC COV77 Ymateb gan Live Comedy Association / Response from Live Comedy Association Lloyd Henning Shelley Barclay David Ephgrave Pei Yen Peter Sutton Kate Emery D. Aoife Carey Tom Rhys Thomas Aimee Olivia Perry Mayhew Mike Bottomley Zippy Cooper Robert Low John Beck Maia Stratford Isuri De Alwis Katya Balfour-Lynn Peter J Luke Rollason James Porter Mccole Gary Phelps Wayne Fran Kissling Graeme Swanson Williams Nicholas Blair Conor Mcreynolds Peter Stow Anupal Biswas Bethan Rebekka Turner Natasha Anthony Forrest Leroy Brito Danielle Grufferty Steph Pennells Denzil Ede John Shaw Jade Gebbie Clare Readman Stephen Marlene Zwickler Wicks Jo Walker Kev F Sutherland Adnan Elliot Gonzalez Ahmed Ian Peskett Lauren Nigel Lowey Walsh Graeme Mathews Ruth Stokes Hugh Stanley Thomas Jessica Aszkenasy Motts Jeevan Farthing Charlotte Blacklock Helen Baker Harriet Braine James Longman Caroline Ryan Alistair Chloe Green Greaves Michael Julings Neil Holland Connie Orff James Ellis Zahid Fayyaz Lee Jones Chris Whiting Gary Leeke Laura Sara Douglas Grimshaw Sumeera Wayne Joyce Dealwis Eni Oshowo Luke Biddle Lucy Wisbey Lindsay Simon Gribbon Mccready Cam Davies Aidan Nolan Karen Culpin Claire Middleton Richianna Davidson Dan Wild Dec Munro Sall Wells Emma Michael J Dolan Scowen David Luck Nicholas Roslund Joe Gardner Mat Brown August Taylor Amy Hetherington Frankie Mantheakis Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament Pwyllgor Diwylliant, y Gymraeg a Chyfathrebu / Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee Ymchwiliad i’r achosion o COVID-19 ac effaith y feirws ar ddiwylliant, y diwydiannau creadigol, treftadaeth, cyfathrebu a chwaraeon / Inquiry into the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on culture, creative industries, heritage, communications and sport CWLC COV77 Ymateb gan Live Comedy Association / Response from Live Comedy Association Ada Alex Worsfield Vicky m Kitson Hopewell Winw Nicola Joyce Lambert ood Hilliar Miranda Stewart Dann d Paul Ian Worrall y James David Towler Deeg James Brett Vincent an D Crook Alan Taylor Bartl Sharo Sanjana Suresh e n Chioma Ezeh Chris Race Ebla Bohmer Brooke Jack Leanne Brayley r Conno David Bennington Andre r 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Tina Wood Kelsey Sarah Hitt Luke Toulson Roberto Tyley Gerrard Damian Kingsley David Nicky Anderson Paula Clarke Bain Elphick Alistair Barrie Chris Hosking Erika Ehler Andy Balfour Beth Winsor Piero Grandinetti Pope Lonergan Nicola Thompson Meryl Jan Mclean Steve Shanyaski O'rourke Matt Green Alison Saltmarsh Jonathan Collins Lewis Jones Catherine Hutchinson Leila Jessica Toomey Al-Jeboury Hannah Allan Graham Enwright James Murray Anne Philip Mason Gray Ruth Boon Cole Matthew Lown Parker Ifat Khawaja Gareth Roberts Alison Hill Helen Sharp Christina Linvell Rachel John Chapman Dittrich Scott Hollingsworth Rory Harkins Michael Hawksby Stuart Luke Mcqueen Rattray Fiona Blogg Dan Nightingale Karla Gould Jane Michelle Carter Hill Ryan Gray Alex Cartlidge Shona Jane Johns Gibbs Ann Freeman Jenny Reid Marion Bowman Bryan Claire Porter Petty Mike Green Janet Matt Holt Jackson Nathaniel Atkins Catherine Thomas Gill Benjamin Sutton O'leary Hannah Hatch Hazel Haywood James Rousha Browning Brown Lucy Macey Carl Chris Bond Yaxley Donal Mcgilloway Pat Scullion Innes Emily Davies Macleod Joseph Parsons Cherry Boswell Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament Pwyllgor Diwylliant, y Gymraeg a Chyfathrebu / Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee Ymchwiliad i’r achosion o COVID-19 ac effaith y feirws ar ddiwylliant, y diwydiannau creadigol, treftadaeth, cyfathrebu a chwaraeon / Inquiry into the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on culture, creative industries, heritage, communications and sport CWLC COV77 Ymateb gan Live Comedy Association / Response from Live Comedy Association Nathali e Veronica Rigby e Jean- Bamforth Kathleen Hughes Bart Vicky John Adamthwaite Lucy Crane Jo Kelly Lawson Iain Eleanor Tomsett Lauren Morriso Michael Linwood Connell n Sooz Kempner y Martin Catherine Wright Joseph Cox Jeff Green Bartra Margar Paul Doctor m Luke et Tait Catherine Boyce Parrett Abdulqadir Joanne Lawton Hanna Muhammad Geraldine Carr h Corin Hartley- Dawn Whiteley Mbe Krecza Pearce 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