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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Move over Hamilton – it's time for 36 Questions, the first ever musical podcast by Melissa Locker

The audio genre gets its first all-singing, all-swinging show - inspired by the New York Times’ 36 Questions That Lead to Love listicle and starring Frozen’s Kristoff If you were under t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AM

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Laughing through the pain: comics on how to handle a Trump presidency by Melissa Locker

They were some of the loudest voices against Trump. Now that he’s president, how will comics cope – and how should audiences handle the new world? As 49% of the nation reels in the wake …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AM

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Marc Maron talks stand up: 'I think I am funnier than I have ever been' by Melissa Locker

The WTF host discusses why his Obama interview won’t turn his podcast political and why his set at the New York comedy festival will surprise somePink Floyd bassist Roger Waters is due at …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:31PM

Monday, October 3, 2016

W Kamau Bell: 'If you don't like me that's fine – just let me do my thing' by Melissa Locker

The comic talks about why he identifies as a socio-political comedian and the difficulty of knowing when to tell jokes about raceW Kamau Bell would like you to know that he is a socio-politi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM

Monday, May 2, 2016

Louis CK: 'Two human babies have never fought ... I Google it occasionally' by Melissa Locker

Louis CK, Gilbert Gottfried, Vanessa Bayer and Jim Gaffigan proved at the David Lynch Foundation comedy benefit that laugher, along with transcendental meditation, is the best medicine“Peo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:38PM

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Noel Fielding: back from The Mighty Boosh to take America's comedy scene by Melissa Locker

Fielding found mainstream fame in the UK as part of surrealist duo The Mighty Boosh, but didn’t crack the US. Will he find a home with Tim and Eric fans?Noel Fielding is exhausted and he�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:26PM

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Kanye West’s Epic Twitter Rant Has Been Turned Into Shakespearean Tragedy by Melissa Locker

Wherefore art thou Yeezy?

SOURCE: time.com at 11:58AM

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

David Byrne: flying the flag for colour guard by Melissa Locker

When the Talking Heads legend saw a high school team twirling flags he felt that it was an undiscovered folk art – so he got a collection of musicians to perform with the teams in a rare, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:38AM

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Guardian US critics: our cultural new year's resolutions by Jason Farago, Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy, Jordan Riefe, Melissa Locker, Brian Moylan, Monica Heisey, Matthew Specktor, Britt Julious, Ben Westhoff, Anne T Donahue, Michelle Dean and Jordan Hoffman

Never mind getting fit or giving up smoking – will this be the year you finally read In Search of Lost Time? Our critics share their arts goals for 2015 Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM

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