Tag Archives: funny

No laughing matter: The challenges of reviewing comedy

Posted on May 14, 2019 by mkmswain

BroadwayWorld reviewers share their thoughts. Read the full article here Advertisements

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged article, broadwayworld, comedy, comic, edinburgh festival, farce, funny, gender, humour, improv, joke, laugh, play, review, reviewer, reviewing, simon amstell, sketch, stand-up, theatre | Leave a comment

Plywood, sci-fi and famously bad films

Posted on July 17, 2017 by mkmswain

On my July MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Good wood Delve into the history and pioneering future of plywood at the V&A Don’t miss: The final frontier The Barbican goes sci-fi, from rare film and books to a Black Mirror installation … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fiction, Film, Journalism | Tagged art, barbican, blockbuster, book, christopher bollen, cinema, comedy, comic, commute, commuter, do, exhibition, fiction, film, funny, gallery, how did this get made, into the unknown, london, magazine, moveto, moveto town and country, movie, museum, novel, plywood, podcast, read, sci fi, science fiction, see, summer, the destroyers, thriller, v&a, visit, wood | Leave a comment

Listed: The 100 Funniest Things about Downton Abbey

Posted on October 24, 2015 by mkmswain

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

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Devilishly funny

Posted on May 11, 2013 by mkmswain

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 →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | 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 | Leave a comment

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No laughing matter: The challenges of reviewing comedy

Plywood, sci-fi and famously bad films

Listed: The 100 Funniest Things about Downton Abbey

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