comedy

Interview with Comedian Suzi Ruffell

Five years ago, Suzi Ruffell packed in her day job as a PA and took to the stage. She has gone on to work with many famous names including Alan Carr and Josh Widdicombe, performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, toured the country and even had a part in a TV movie. I saw her at one of her first ever gigs and knew then she would go a long way. Her comic timing, interaction with …

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The funniest YouTube videos

The internet is a fountain of knowledge with the whole of recorded human history at our fingertips… It’s also an ever increasing world of comedy and viral videos. I’m always coming across some video that is either epic or hysterical; so thought I would compile them here. This is the ever-expanding collection of my favourite videos currently on YouTube. My first choice has been circulating social media for the past year and no matter how …

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Up Pompeii Parody

Do you remember Frankie Howerd’s Up Pompeii?     If you’re under 40 years old – probably not. I’m even too young to remember the series being televised on the BBC, but I did discover the 1971 film when I was a teenager – and loved it. It has the same camp comedy feel as the Carry On movies. (Oh come on, everyone knows those!) Amazon have a DVD of the TV series and you …

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Apocalypse Needs Your Help!

When I wrote Apocalypse, I wanted to create something new, interesting and totally original for the web. Three months later, Apocalypse is half way through it’s 30 day run and the reaction has been extremely positive. Unfortunately I am finding it increasingly difficult to reach a wider audience. If this was another rendition of Let It Go, a Minecraft walk-through or a comedy sketch, it would be a lot easier to go viral. But Youtube …

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Writing Comedy: I thought I was funny!

I’ve been a writer since I was able to put pen to paper, but I’ve never written comedy before. So, I gave it a go. Comedy – like most things – is subjective. One person could find something hilarious while the other doesn’t even muster a smile. When it comes to writing, comedy is one of the hardest things to gauge. With songs, there is a formula one can follow to produce beautiful sounds – …

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