One weekend at University a friend came to stay at my family home with me. I’m from beautiful countryside and what it lacks in easy proximity to, well – anything, ...
Upon its release in 2005, Dreamworks Animation's Madagascar became a major hit with families across the globe. Introducing a roster of family-friendly unique characters, the movie would spawn a series ...
As a complete newcomer to the story of An Officer and a Gentleman, I was unsure what to expect when seeing the musical return to the stage in Manchester's Opera House this ...
Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham make up comedy duo The Thinking Drinkers, and ahead of their time at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, we got the pair to tell us ...
I consider myself a fortunate person, because I am a very easy laugher. Often people deeply weathered by the comedy scene can become cynical and withholding of their laughter. ‘I’ve ...
The Found Footage Festival is a pretty unique show in which a couple of childhood best friends put on the ridiculous VHS videos they have found in thrift stores and ...
One Christmas, my parents made and broke my childhood in the space of 60 seconds. I unwrapped a present labelled ‘To Kwame, from Father Christmas’, to find a brand new ...
Yesterday, my friend spent her evening on the hard shoulder. She was so annoyed by her boyfriend that she threw herself out their car, rolled across the road, and crawled ...
I have worked as a freelance director on over seven individual immersive events that took place in the Caribbean, these would have a narrative that played out over five days ...
Hi, I’m Bex, and I’m presenting Fun Kids Radio’s Epic Roadshow Adventure at the Underbelly with my pal, Dan. It’s pretty easy to make me laugh, but here are the ...
When his Nan told him she was losing her sight, my six year old Jamie demonstrated his caring nature by replying “great, you’ll get a free dog!” I toured Scotland ...
I'm eating cheap but delicious food with this new group of friends I've somehow stumbled into – they're all playwrights as well, and I really want them to like me ...
I was once on a sun lounger at a hotel swimming pool in Los Angeles. I noticed two blokes in the pool with cocktails and sunglasses. They were posing away ...
Heading into Fame’s press night at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, I had no clue what to expect other than the iconic titular song. Having never seen the original film, ...
Hi and welcome to this list of things what I wrote. I have a bloody weird sense of humour and if you’ve ever accidentally slipped into “that” end of the Internet you’re ...
I overheard a very powerful woman yelling into her phone in New York - ‘I’ve been with you for 9 months. Niiiiiiine months!! and, now……… you’re a NUDIST?! Years ago ...
There’s lots of things that make me laugh, some of them are rather high-brow and full of wit, and others are just plain silly. Here’s my top 9… My Nanna. ...
Funniest film ever made. There’s not a single part of it I don’t find funny, and not a single bit of that film is intentionally funny. Jude Law’s posh lisp ...
Dance Those Magical Musicals is the name of Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag’s 2019 major UK and Ireland tour, with one of the nation’s favourite ballroom couples set to ...
This year, I am taking a one-person show to the Edinburgh Festival in which my character, Ben has always dreamt of being a successful actor, and now after years of ...
How irate humans can become when they are inconvenienced for a good reason. I was on a plane recently that was delayed because of a mechanical problem and some passengers ...
Last night I went to see some improvised comedy with my cousin who works in architecture. She asked me where I like to sit when I go to comedy shows ...
