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My hero: Victoria Wood by AL Kennedy

Edit The Guardian 21 Apr 2016
A writer with an exemplary, generous eye, she was transgressive, warm, intelligent, surreal and bloody funny – she could gently overturn the world ... It was 1974 and Wood was transgressive, warm, intelligent, subversive, joyous, surreal and bloody funny. My gran knew she was funny, my mum knew she was funny, I knew she was funny....

How the 7/7 London bombings inspired a university lecturer to set up an viral video business that was bought by Rupert Murdoch for $176 million

Edit Business Insider 21 Apr 2016
It could be hilariously funny, moving, inspirational, mind-blowing, or unexpected ... A brand can't successfully pretend to want to make a positive difference to the world if this is insincere, and it also can't expect a funny video to work if humor does not fit with it's own image ... Lots of brands say 'we just need a funny video.' That won't work for everybody ... Similarly, Mountain Dew is very controversial, very funny, and very shocking....

Victoria Wood remembered at Funny Girl opening

Edit BBC News 21 Apr 2016
One funny girl paid tribute to another on Wednesday as Sheridan Smith took time out from a glitzy West End opening to remember Victoria Wood. "Victoria was one of my idols," said the 34-year-old after taking her bows on the first night of Funny Girl at the Savoy Theatre, after transferring from the Menier Chocolate Factory ... "It always seemed to me to be very joyful." ... Funny Girl runs at the Savoy Theatre until 8 October....

Joke in a box: comedy is funniest when it's set free

Edit The Guardian 21 Apr 2016
It’s a brilliant faux-serious comic turn, expert in its handling of the volunteers, who are never the butt of the joke and are liberated to be as funny or as innocuous as they like ... To them, you could add artists such as Jamie Wood, Sh!t Theatre or the Pretend Men – very funny theatre-makers who choose, for whatever reason, not to classify themselves as (just) comedy....

Stars pay tribute to Victoria Wood on Funny Girl opening night

Edit Belfast Telegraph 21 Apr 2016
Comedians and actors paid tribute to Wood on the red carpet at the opening of Funny Girl in the West End, starring Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice ... she was a pioneer, but she was also just really funny and unbelievably good at creating ground that meant people thought, 'she's talking about my life' ... Funny Girl runs at the Savoy Theatre until October 8....

Inside Amy Schumer: she's back, but lacking bite

Edit The Guardian 21 Apr 2016
Last year Schumer soared to the top of comedy’s firmament – and while the fourth season of her sketch show is funny, so far it doesn’t quite hit the mark ... All that, and she also has to create more signature sketches that are not only funny but also insightful, subversive and threatening to the patriarchy ... It’s a funny conceit, but it plays a bit too long and could have pushed the joke much further....

It's seriously funny business - academia and comedy come together to debate the big issues (The University of Nottingham)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Apr 2016
In 'Seriously Funny Business', academics will have the opportunity to discuss how their individual areas of research may impact on society, making their research more accessible to a broader audience....

Ricky Gervais and James Corden lead tributes following comedian's death

Edit NME 21 Apr 2016
So innovative, funny and down to earth ... The funniest person I watched on TV as I was growing up.— Scott Mills (@scott_mills) April 20, 2016 Whatever needed doing today can wait until tomorrow because, let's face it, we're all just going to watch Victoria Wood videos on YouTube.— Matt Lucas (@RealMattLucas) April 20, 2016 A sad loss, I was fortunate to meet Victoria Wood a very funny, lovely lady . ... Very funny lady....

Standing ovation for tearful Sheridan at Funny girl opening night

Edit Belfast Telegraph 21 Apr 2016
Sheridan Smith wiped away tears as she received a standing ovation on the opening night of Funny Girl in London's West End ... Share Go To. The Cilla actress said she felt "pressured" to return to the stage when she missed the shows last month ... Funny Girl is showing at the Savoy until October 8. ....

'Ruthless People' is hilarious

Edit The Examiner 21 Apr 2016
Kidnapping is not usually a funny topic ... Sam is very unhappy in his marriage and is planning to kill his wife to inherit her money ... Instead of being distraught regarding the danger his wife is in, Sam is very excited about this news ... “Ruthless People” is very funny movie ... The performances are hilarious ... “Ruthless People” is a very good choice for fans of dark comedies ... ....

Multicultural cast of comics find truth at root of humor

Edit The Columbus Dispatch 21 Apr 2016
Five guys are having fun sharing one night of stand-up. Cedric the Entertainer, Eddie Griffin, D.L ... “It’s like a gumbo, all these things mixed together,” Hughley said ... “George called some cats he really liked to do the benefit ... ... “Everything has more than one side, and one side is always funny ... But what we’re actually saying is funny but true.” ... ... “It’s always funny when powerful people are in situations where they look human,” he said....

One Hilarious Way Tom Hardy Entertained Himself On The Revenant Set

Edit Cinema Blend 21 Apr 2016
It’s been a well-publicized fact that the production of The Revenant was a physically and emotionally brutal experience. Conditions were incredibly harsh for everybody involved. However, at least one actor was able to keep his sense of humor throughout it all ... It’s one of those things that would have gone from funny, to possibly annoying, and then back to funny as they just kept doing it ... "Listen man ... ....

‘Fly By Night’ struggles to stay on course

Edit The Charlotte Observer 21 Apr 2016
One of the few terms I remember from high school chemistry is “suspension,” a condition where multiple items mix in a solution but do not fully combine ... Act 1 aims mostly for laughs ... While Harold copes with his irritated boss (James K ... (The screechy voice is funny for a while, then often incomprehensible.). This is the kind of self-conscious writing where supporting characters get funny names. The cranky boss is Mr ... McClam ... Toppman....
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