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Online audience helps Edinburgh comedy club survive the coronavirus lockdown


April 4, 2020

When the British government ordered a three-week public lockdown to reduce the spread of coronavirus, Anthony Dorman knew his Edinburgh comedy club was in danger of shutting for good. The 160-seater basement venue, The Stand, operates on tight profit margins from ticket sales at the door and drinks from the bar. Without customers, the Edinburgh institution faced certain closure. But …

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