Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: Sadia Azmat – STILL Not Malala…
A far (and fiercely funny) cry from the call centre – Eight years since reaching the Funny Women Awards final in 2011 the seriously sassy, “wonderfully subversive” Sadia Azmat talks to Alumni Awards Coordinator Gemma Higgins about commissions, collaboration, connection, doing what you love and the need to stay true – not just to your comedy, but […]
Resolve to watch more Pure & Weary in 2017
Every January, I make some New Year’s resolutions. By February, I’ve usually given up on most of them. ‘Change my hairstyle’: achievable. ‘Try not to cry while eating chocolate, because it’s ruined too many onesies at this point’: not so much. While I was wondering what to work towards this year, a new and timely […]
#CCBC is taking the #PPAP
We’ve all seen ‘Pen Pineapple Apple Pen’ by now, yeah? This song’s been permanently on the lips of every Japanese schoolkid for weeks. I heard it on repeat in the changing rooms at the pool, in the park, on the bus, at karaoke… My summer’s been fun, suffice to say. I’ve even had the occasional […]
Obsessed: The Unwanted Side Of Fame
We love a bit of Bosh & Babbs. After all, they’re former Funny Women Awards entrants. We called them ‘ones to watch’, and now there’s a bit more of them to see. The duo have just unveiled their first comedy web series, OBSESSED: The Unwanted Side Of Fame. It’s a ‘mockumentary’ – that special kind […]
YAS KWEEN
When we need a lift, a stonking good female (or ‘girl power’) anthem is just what we need. There have been plenty of definitive musical statements by queens of pop over the years. Single Ladies. Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves. No Scrubs. I Will Survive. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Today, we can add […]
Don’t feed the trolls, just watch them
A couple of years ago, we shared a few ‘Stephanie Trolls’ videos on our YouTube channel. She’s the brave, intrepid reporter in the field, asking the questions nobody else dares. Mostly because they’re awkward and embarrassing. You might also have seen some of these cringe-inducing videos on the Metro website. The Stephanie in these clips […]
