Ken Jeong: insecure men find my nude scenes reassuring

After the smart-aleck sitcom Community and the outrageous Hangover movies, the rude and raging comedian is returning to standupRage, mania and disinhibition are the common factors in Ken Jeong’s comedy. That’s whether he’s springing naked from the boot…

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Emily Atack review – I’m a Celebrity star on her roaring 20s

The Grand, Clapham, London The Inbetweeners’ actor gears up for her 30s with a look back at her regrets and a plea for us all to be nicer to one anotherEmily Atack isn’t your regular standup. Despite selling out a cross-country tour, this is the first …

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‘Bill Hicks was a bit misogynist’ – young comics reassess the standup legend

He was the Kurt Cobain of comedy, railing against advertising, politicians, the war on drugs, even waffle waitresses. What do the new generation make of the chain-smoking motormouth?Comedy Central, Channel 4, Rolling Stone: whenever there’s a poll of t…

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Carol Channing, star of Hello, Dolly! on Broadway, dies aged 97

Celebrated for her performances in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Hello, Dolly! Channing also earned an Oscar nomination for Thoroughly Modern MillieCarol Channing, the American actor who originated the roles of Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes an…

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‘I felt a duty to speak up’: the female comic who opened for Louis CK

The standup continued his contentious comeback in Paris – presenting a dilemma for the woman asked to gig with himBeing asked to open for a famous comic is every struggling standup comedian’s dream. A chance to be seen, to get a foot in the door. But w…

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A Celebrity Profile That’s Only Descriptions of What They Were Wearing, If That’s Really All You Want, You Animals, by Jeff Wucher

Grace Schoeppner looks as if she has just stepped out of a dictionary, the one she occupies as the definition of the word “chic.” Floating in, she casually peels off a red pashmina of smooth Japanese silk and ties it around her waist, much like how the LAPD has recently tied a string of late […]

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A Celebrity Profile That’s Only Descriptions of What They Were Wearing, If That’s Really All You Want, You Animals, by Jeff Wucher

Grace Schoeppner looks as if she has just stepped out of a dictionary, the one she occupies as the definition of the word “chic.” Floating in, she casually peels off a red pashmina of smooth Japanese silk and ties it around her waist, much like how the LAPD has recently tied a string of late […]

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