Tag Archives: stand-up

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

Stop! The Play, Trafalgar Studios

Posted on June 4, 2015 by mkmswain

The play’s the thing, once again, in the latest backstage comedy, an affable if limited dig at luvvie pretensions. Noises Off still reigns supreme in this genre, with successors unable to match the bravura precision of Michael Frayn’s masterful multitasking … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged acting, actor, actress, art, artist, backstage, banksy, behind the scenes, chaos, comedy, director, disaster, drama, farce, london, michael frayn, noises off, parody, play, play within a play, playwright, protest, reduced shakespeare company, rehearsal, review, sex, sketch, stand-up, stop the play, the arts desk, the play that goes wrong, theartsdesk, theatre, trafalgar studios, writer, writing | 1 Comment

The rationalists have all the fun

Posted on December 20, 2013 by mkmswain

‘Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People’ at the Bloomsbury Theatre provides an alternative take on seasonal entertainment with a jam-packed, humorous and hugely inspirational feast of ideas Robin Ince will see your carol service and raise you chaos theory, ironing … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alain de botton, atheism, bloomsbury theatre, carols, chortle, christmas, comedy, darwin, economics, evolution, festive, folk, god, higgs, jazz, john lloyd, josie long, london, maths, music, nine lessons, nine lessons and carols for godless people, philosophy, physics, rationalist association, religion, robin ince, science, seasonal, stand-up, tom waits | Leave a comment

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

Tag Archives: stand-up

No laughing matter: The challenges of reviewing comedy

Stop! The Play, Trafalgar Studios

The rationalists have all the fun

Devilishly funny

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