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No laughing matter: The challenges of reviewing comedy
BroadwayWorld reviewers share their thoughts. Read the full article here
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
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Stop! The Play, Trafalgar Studios
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
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The rationalists have all the fun
‘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
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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
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
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