Awards generate a buzz and are motivating but the pressure to be nominated and the disappointment are intense“I have a very toxic relationship with awards,” says Natalie Palamides, who won best newcomer at the 2017 Edinburgh comedy awards. “Obviously, …
Continue ReadingFrom a rugby great to a former MP, LGBTQ stars spill the beans on the shows, songs and films that made them understand their identityBronski Beat – Smalltown Boy Continue reading…
Continue ReadingThe 1975 tour documentary Big Banana Feet captures a comic growing into his extraordinary talents – and adjusting to unprecedented fameIn an age where our every selfie, photogenic breakfast and “thing I’m ashamed to admit” is preserved eternally online…
Continue ReadingRestored 1976 doc of Connolly’s tour of Ireland shows that, despite his bombastic stage presence, he is impeccably polite. But his naughtier material hasn’t aged wellHere is a 70s time capsule as pungent as a brimming pub ashtray. Restored and rereleas…
Continue ReadingThe comedian on her favourite new painter, the downfall of Diddy, and wanting to save Britney SpearsBorn in Ontario, Canada in 1983, comedian Katherine Ryan won the Funny Women award in 2008. Since then she has appeared on numerous TV sitcoms and panel…
Continue ReadingOn tour with her daughter after her cancer diagnosis the Scottish national treasure opens up about her life and finds big laughs in the face of deathHere’s a documentary following the Glaswegian standup comic Janey Godley on her Not Dead Yet Tour; in 2…
Continue ReadingSorry/Not Sorry tells the story of the comedian’s sexual misconduct through the eyes of the women who spoke out – and endured a vicious backlash from fans, podcasters and fellow standupsCaroline Suh was once a huge fan of Louis CK, the comedian known f…
Continue ReadingGrowing up, Rosy Carrick was fascinated by Schwarzenegger, Lundgren and other shredded 80s screen stars. Now she is exploring what they helped her realise about her sex lifeIs there a gap between our private desires and the ones we are brave enough to …
Continue ReadingWhether running for parliament or in multiple marathons, performing on film and in multilingual standup, the star will be here to tell you how on earth she does itFrom running 32 marathons in 31 days to performing shows in French, Arabic, German, Russi…
Continue ReadingWhy did the Taxi and Saturday Night Live star travel across America paying women $1,000 to wrestle him? Could transcendental meditation have had anything to do with it?By the time he died in 1984 of lung cancer aged only 35, Andy Kaufman had wrestled m…
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