Actor and campaigner Lord Rix dies aged 92 – BBC News
Disability campaigner and actor Lord Rix, who starred on stage and TV, has died aged 92, his family says. Source: Actor and campaigner Lord Rix dies aged 92 – BBC … Continue reading
Comedians on meeting their hecklers: ‘I ran upstairs and hid in a cupboard’ | Stage | The Guardian
Sarah Kendall, Mark Watson, Alexei Sayle and other standups recall what happened when they came face to face with their toughest critics after a show… Source: Comedians on meeting their … Continue reading
Britain is a country to which its erstwhile, unsung King of Farce and Champion of the Disabled, Brian Rix, begs to be allowed to bid “Farewell”
Brian [Rix], who elder citizens remember as a comedy actor in Whitehall farces on black and white tv and on stage in the 1960’s and more recently as disability campaigner, … Continue reading
Denis Norden recalls comedy pioneer early years – BBC News
Denis Norden, 94, is known as the host of It’ll Be Alright on the Night but he also holds an acclaimed status as a radio comedy pioneer, as arts correspondent … Continue reading
8 Different Ways To Sabotage Your Own Audition – The Happy Performer
1. Take ALL your bags in with you. I know we’re always told, take you’re entire rep, shoes and a ‘Complete Works of Shakespeare’ but do not saddle all that … Continue reading
Caroline Aherne: Royle Family writer and actress dies aged 52 – BBC News
Comedian and TV writer Caroline Aherne has died aged 52, having had cancer, her publicist says. Source: Caroline Aherne: Royle Family writer and actress dies aged 52 – BBC News
Molière’s Enigmatic Comedies
Problematical Comedies Tartuffe Dom Juan Le Misanthrope Molière wrote several enigmatic comedies, but Tartuffe, Dom Juan and Le Misanthrope are the better known. All three feature masks and … Source: Molière’s … Continue reading
Britain is no longer a country nor Wales a nation and say “Farewell” to an old BBC TV comedy producer called Gareth Gwenlan
Gareth Gwenlan, who grew up without a father in a backwater farming community in South Wales and triumphed at the heart of the world of comedy in BBC TV has died … Continue reading
Quote • ALEXAI SAYLE
Thatcher Stole My Trousers by Alexei Sayle ‘My inclination was to make important life decisions based not on what was sensible or right or appropriate but rather on what I thought … Continue reading
Comedian Victoria Wood dies aged 62 – BBC News
Comedian Victoria Wood has died aged 62 after a short battle with cancer, her publicist says Source: Comedian Victoria Wood dies aged 62 – BBC News
German comedian Jan Böhmermann could face prison for ‘smear poem’ against Turkish President Erdogan | People | News | The Independent
A German comedian could face prosecution in his own country for “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Jan Böhmermann, a satirical comedian, is being investigated by German authorities under defamation laws for a poem … Continue reading
Happy 129th Birthday Chico Marx | Waldina
Today is the 129th birthday of the oldest Marx Brother: Chico Marx. The world is a better place because he is in it and still feels the loss that he … Continue reading
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Peter Sellers Reads The Beatles’ “She Loves You” in 4 Different Accents: Dr. Strangelove, Cockney, Irish & Upper Crust | Open Culture
Back in the late 1950s, George Martin (may he rest in peace) began his career as a producer recording two albums with the comedian Peter Sellers—The Best Of Sellers and Songs for … Continue reading
Archive Interview • JENNY ÉCLAIR • Mum’s the Word • 2003
Jenny Éclair has just opened in Mum’s the Word at the Albery, ‘the hit comedy for anyone who ever had a mother’. She is playing alongside a diverse collection of … Continue reading
The black comedian who quietly shattered racial barriers
“The funniest man I ever saw – and the saddest man I ever knew.” W.C. FIELDS Born in the Bahamas in 1874, Bert Williams moved with his family to California, where … Continue reading
Vintage Postcard Humor: Big Parts | The Müscleheaded Blog
Photo post. Source: Vintage Postcard Humor: Big Parts | The Müscleheaded Blog
Archive Review • OLD KING COLE • Unicorn @ Cochrane Theatre • 2004
Ken Campbell’s dastardly comedy for kids, Old King Cole is a well-travelled piece. It even attracted the attention of stern-faced German academics in the ‘seventies, who saw the show’s sausage-chomping … Continue reading
Happy 116th Birthday Noel Coward | Waldina
Today is the 116th birthday of the man that once said: “I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.” He was an , and … Continue reading
Over 70-year-old actresses in new play | Dear Kitty. Some blog
This video is a trailer about the new Dutch comedy Vrouwen van Later by Thomas Verbogt. On 27 November 2015 there was the première of this play in the theatre … Continue reading
Photos of Iconic Entertainer Fanny Brice (1891 – 1951) | FROM THE BYGONE
Source: Photos of Iconic Entertainer Fanny Brice (1891 – 1951) | FROM THE BYGONE
Vintage Circus Clown | FROM THE BYGONE
Circus Clown via vintag.es Source: Vintage Circus Clown | FROM THE BYGONE
Benny Hill and the Windmill Theatre in Great Windmill Street, Soho « Another Nickel In The Machine
“The notion that Benny was a lonely man is so depressing and wrong. He just liked his own company. He was very happy walking alone, living alone, eating alone, taking … Continue reading
Mr Foote’s Other Leg
Recently I took a trip to the stunning Theatre Royal, Haymarket to see Ian Kelly’s rightly celebrated new play,Mr Foote’s Other Leg. The theatre, which dates back to 1720, is … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Buster!
Originally posted on Font and Frock:
Buster Keaton, one of my favourite creative geniuses, was born on 4 October 1895. I made a little slideshow in honor of his 120th…
Happy Birthday Groucho Marx
Originally posted on Waldina:
Today is the 124th birthday of Groucho Marx. I think of him often, especially quotes of his. I try my best to live by this one:…
Happy 90th Birthday Peter Sellers
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Today is the 90th birthday of the comedic actor Peter Sellers. You know him from the hilarious Pink Panther films and Dr. Strangelove, but if you…
Did You Know…? Arthur Lloyd’s Immensikoff
Immensikoff: a large overcoat; coined by the music-hall star Arthur Lloyd who called himself Immensikoff and appeared on stage in such a coat to sing, c.1868, his hit ‘The Shoreditch … Continue reading
Archive Interview • BONNIE GREER • Road to Nirvana • 2006
5th September, 2015: Bonnie Greer is giving a new talk at the Freedom Festival in Hull, entitled Malcolm X Does The Talk Shows, reflecting on her experiences of growing up on … Continue reading
Quote • KEN DODD • Comedy and Craft
‘There was more art to comedy years ago. Comics were masters of their craft. Today there are precious few places to learn that craft and far too much emphasis on … Continue reading
Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) A Silent Film Review | Movies Silently
Originally posted on Movies Silently. Aardman presents a modern silent comedy about some mischievous sheep and their adventures in the city. It has music and sound effects but no dialogue and … Continue reading
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