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The Man in the White Suit, Wyndham’s Theatre
A hit comedy about a textile scientist? It might sound unlikely, but Ealing Studios’ 1951 sci-fi satire, starring Alec Guinness, was one of the most popular films of the year in Britain. Now, Sean Foley hopes to repeat its success with his … Continue reading
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Tagged 50s, alec guinness, book tickets, brexit, charlie fink, chemistry, comedy, ealing comedy, ealing studios, farce, funny, kara tointon, london, music, noah and the whale, play, review, sci fi, scientist, skiffle, slapstick, songs, stephen mangan, sue johnston, textile, the man in the white suit, theartsdesk, theatre, wyndhams theatre
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Noises Off, Garrick Theatre
“Doors and sardines. Getting on, getting off. Getting the sardines on, getting the sardines off. That’s farce. That’s the theatre. That’s life.” Michael Frayn’s laugh-til-you-weep backstage comedy transfers from the Lyric Hammersmith (where it first appeared in 1982), and Jeremy Herrin’s superb revival has … Continue reading
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Tagged actor, backstage, bedroom farce, book tickets, comedy, daniel rigby, director, farce, funny, garrick theatre, humour, jeremy herrin, lisa mcgrillis, lloyd owen, lyric hammersmith, meera syal, michael frayn, noises off, play, play within a play, review, sarah hadland, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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No laughing matter: The challenges of reviewing comedy
BroadwayWorld reviewers share their thoughts. Read the full article here
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Tagged article, broadwayworld, comedy, comic, edinburgh festival, farce, funny, gender, humour, improv, joke, laugh, play, review, reviewer, reviewing, simon amstell, sketch, stand-up, theatre
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Listed: The 100 Funniest Things about Downton Abbey
As the series draws to a close, we list its mostly unintentional hilarity, from the entail and the Turkish corpse to the death-by-political-correctness of Isis the dog. Read the full theartsdesk article here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged 100 funniest things, alien, america, american, anna, aristocracy, bates, blackmail, branson, butler, carson, change, child, children, class, daisy, death, doctor, dog, dowager countess, downstairs, downton, downton abbey, drama, entail, first world war, funniest, funny, his lordship, history, hospital, hugh bonneville, irish, isis, isobel, itv, julian fellowes, lady, lady edith, lady mary, last series, lord, lord grantham, love, maggie smith, maid, matthew, miscarriage, mr pamuk, mrs hughes, murder, period, pigs, review, romance, servant, sex, soap, soap opera, sybil, television, the queen, thomas, titanic, turk, turkish, tv, upstairs, war, ww1
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Devilishly funny
Absurd as it may seem, the ‘Are women funny?’ debate rages on. Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon answered emphatically in the affirmative in 30 Rock’s ‘Stride of Pride’ episode – as well as in every other episode of a brilliant comedy series … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 rock, advertising, broadchurch, comedy, comic, female, funny, guardian, isy suttie, jo caulfield, liz lemon, male, man, miranda, miranda hart, reality show, soho theatre, stand-up, stepford wives, theatre, tina fey, woman, women
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