I went to see Andrew Lawrence in his latest full length show “The Too Ugly for Television Tour” at the Pleasance in
This movie stars Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher and Zoe Saldana. It is a comedic version of the original Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner staring Sidney Portier. The original involved a very dramatic take on a white family who’s daughter brings home the black man that she intends to marry. Considering the time period, it was very controversial. The movie Guess Who reverses the roles in which Zoe Saldana brings the very white, Ashton Kutcher, home to meet her parents to More
I went to see this show in Edinburgh last year and then I heard the Pilot on Radio 4 on March 16th which was really exciting! I really do hope that Showstoppers The Improvised Musical get a full series commissioned as it’s such a fun and brilliant show. The basic premise is that it’s a musical but the whole thing is totally improvised by a group of very talented performers. The performers take suggestions from the audience, for example for More
Ellen DeGeneres came from the world of stand up comedians and has worked her way to her own show The Ellen DeGeneres Show (which starts everytime with a heartwarming dance with our favourite host in her trademark running shoes). While staring in several sitcoms and movies as well as hosting a large number of events such as Academy Awards and Primetime Emmys, Ellen also starred as the voice for Dory in the movie Finding Nemo. This role won More
Live improvisation can be so much fun. It can be fun to watch and fun to participate in. Live improvisation is when a group of people act things out on stage without a script. They may ask the audience for suggestions of characters, settings, and situations. They may also pull ideas out of a hat or bucket. They then have to act out the situation as though they were the characters in the specific setting. They take on the personality More
Katt Williams is one of the funniest comedians ever. He has such a unique comedic style that there really isn‘t another comedian to compare him to. When you are watching one of his shows you are in constant hysterics and do not even want to get up because you are afraid that you will miss a punch line. He can sometimes be a little racy but as long as you prepare yourself it isn’t too bad. He does use some More
Review of the last live comedy show I saw…
Five Characters in Search of Susan is an energetic hour of character comedy written and performed by character comic Susan Harrison. It’s a much darker and more bizarre show than I was expecting but all the better for that fact. I like my comedy quite broad and there were moments which I felt could have been edited a bit, as they were a bit wordy, but on the whole I thought More
If you have never had the opportunity to see Dane Cook live you should really do it. His recorded comedy is really entertaining but nothing compared to live. I thought I had as high of an opinion as you could get of Dane Cook as a comedian. I will agree that some of his comedy can border on being offensive instead of funny. Some of it I’m not sure whether I should laugh or be offended.
I think that is More
Chris Rock’s popularity has not waned for over two decades, and for good reason. Even after all these years, his material continues to be fresh yet he doesn’t “sell out”. His comedic style has remained for such a long time, and his material never seems to get old, from everyday things to gags about financial advice.
However, one of Chris Rock’s best tools is his ability to take racism and make it funny. His use of this touchy subject More
A lot has been said all over the improv world about ventriloquist Jeff Dunham and there is a reason for this. Dunham is a comic from the United States and is widely viewed as an Internet phenomenon. It has been estimated that more than 300 million viewers have seen his many clips on U-tube. This popularity ranks his clips as among the top ten most watched clips of all time.
He is not as widely known in the UK and More
Yay for Improv