The clown shoe is on the other foot
You’d be forgiven for taking Ellie Kemper’s recent article for GQ at face value. Her diatribe about how men just aren’t that funny will either strike a chord or hit a nerve. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Ellie, she’s the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. She also starred in Bridesmaids and 21 Jump Street. […]
Comedy Central on the Mind
Comedy and mental health. Are they as natural together as toast and Nutella? There’s a long-held belief in the creative industry that copywriters are alcoholics. I haven’t done a massive amount to shake off that stereotype, to be honest. I was given several litres of vodka for Christmas. By family members. At least it was […]
Roses are red, lipstick is green
(This isn’t an advertorial, or a paid promo, or anything. Just me fangirling.) Barry M’s Genie lipstick has changed my life. I’m a ‘late adopter’ when it comes to pretty much everything. You won’t see me in the queue at midnight to get the latest phone or see a new movie. Make up didn’t interest […]
Quid pro quirky
I’ve been fortunate to have seen and done a lot of cool things this month. They weren’t cheap, mind. If you want ‘quirky’ from your life experiences, that’ll be an extra couple of quid, please. Exhibit A. I was in London – isn’t that where all stories about overpriced quirk begin? I went to a […]
News: Graun commenters not so open-minded
The Guardian. Bastion of modernity and progressive thinking. Champion of (relatively) free speech – see the Comment is Free section. Unashamedly not The Sun, with its reading age of about eight. (Sorry if you’re a Sun reader and don’t know what ‘unashamedly’ means. Look it up.) What you may not also know about the Guardian […]
You can take your joke and…
You’ll always know if you’ve inadvertently asked a comedian if they can take a joke. Rather than saying ‘of course!’ they’re more likely to ask where you want said joke taking to. Oh, hahaha. Some brave soul has attempted to get serious answers to this question out of funny people. The resulting documentary, Can We […]
