All Made Up – #ThisTimeItsSocial
Ever since I started reviewing comedy shows for Funny Women, I’ve made it a rule to sit as close to the front as possible. Lots of people find it scary – will I get picked on? – but in most cases you’ll have more fun. This is especially true of improv nights. All Made Up […]
Stupid Cupid: Delete
You might’ve read my first piece on joining OK Cupid. I’ve got more for you. So much more. One message I received this week said “Big chair for two.” And that’s all it said. A little background on that one – my profile photo is of me sitting in a massive chair. I was in […]
Natter round The Pool
No, this isn’t a daft new name for Liverpool. It turns out that ‘The Pool’ is a new website for women, launched this week by Lauren Laverne. It’ll include video, interviews and sound clips, blogs and a whole bunch of lovely stuff. From the sounds of it, The Pool is going to be less edgy […]
Ask Mindy
It’s so easy to rely on Buzzfeed for everything. Where else could people with really short attention spans get their news without nodding off? The Funny Women team spotted a Q&A with Mindy Kaling, in which she gives sage advice to women everywhere. Buzzfeed, for all your faults, today you came through for us. Thanks. Mindy’s […]
Woman in Gold
Many thanks to Women In Journalism for holding a screening of new film Woman In Gold – and to Lynne, for letting me go and see it instead of her. But hold on a second, Kady, I hear nobody cry. Why is Funny Women reviewing a movie that isn’t funny? Are you going to make […]
A Spring Wardrobe Spruce-up
March is ending and the clocks are about to ‘spring forward’ (anyone else remember it that way too?), which means it’s time to switch from my autumn / winter wardrobe to my spring / summer wardrobe. That sounds simple, but it’s an ordeal I put myself through twice a year. Now, I know many of […]
