Louise Leigh certainly amused me. She is so present in her own amusement that it’s infectious. Laughing at her own jokes and telling the audience how much she likes them is a curiously high-status strategy but it works.
I admit to being a little sceptical about building a show around a haircut, but Maisie Adam won me round. We all crossed boundaries during lockdown and cutting one’s own hair has to be up there as an activity that challenged a few of us.
We all like a bit of smut don’t we? That said, there’s nothing really troubling about the content of Lily Phillips’s show covering some of the biological intricacies of being a cis-female through the lens of her pet dog, who is also her general all-round inspiration in life.
I’ve been meaning to recommend some essential comedy reading from our producer down under, Justine Sless, who as “a woman at her wit’s end” was compelled to write her first book, Mistress of Mirth’s COMEDY Tour, whilst studying for her MA in creative writing.
I’ve been to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival many times over the years and in various different guises. Over the last two years, I can’t say I’ve missed the combination of excitement and gut-wrenching anxiety that often accompanies me on the trip north of the border!
How often do you feel like you can’t go on? Post lockdowns many of us are still feeling ‘on the edge’ emotionally. I feel like I’m puffing up that hill like Casey Junior (the animated steam train in Disney’s Dumbo) who ‘thought he could’…
The deadline for registration for the Comedy Shorts Award has passed.
If you have a short film or sketch that you think is hilarious, then enter your work for our Comedy Shorts Award to be in with a chance of winning some life-changing support and mentoring from comedy professionals.
WHAT KIND OF FILM ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
A 1- 6 minute film that can take the form of anything comical. It’s a great opportunity to show us your creative flair and have fun!
WHO CAN ENTER?
This award is open to all women filmmakers and content developers. The film must be an original narrative created, produced and devised by a woman, or women, although male cast and crew members are allowed.
ARE THERE ANY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MY FILM?
Yes – we require all films to be 6 minutes or under, to be entirely original dialogue, to not feature brand logos and most importantly, to only use music with the written consent of the performer and/or publisher either personally or via the PRS system https://www.prsformusic.com/ .
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH MY FILM?
We will broadcast selected entries on our Funny Women YouTube channel and social media (so keep an eye out) and the top 10 finalists’ films will also hosted on a dedicated Funny Women Comedy Shorts Awards page on our website. We will also broadcast the final 3 entries as part of the grand final night.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Films are judged for production, concept, delivery/performance, creativity, writing and overall funniness. The top 10 films are then viewed by an independent judging panel of top television and film industry professionals who will choose one overall winner and two runners up. The final three will be invited to attend the grand final in London on the 23rd September.
WHAT CAN I WIN?
2021 Funny Women Awards Prizes
The deadline for registration for the Comedy Shorts Award has passed.
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