A Portrait of the Comedian as an Ugly Man
„Running the Light“ by Sam Tallent is arguably the first and only novel about stand-up and sets a sombre memorial to the miners of comedy.
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„I cannot wait for life to give me jokes, my life is just not funny enough“
Prague based comedienne Lucie Macháčková is giving insights in the Czech stand-up scene and her way of turning life into comedy.
„Here are the rules – I hope you break them. That’s how you go forward“
Comedian Janne Westerlund draws a picture of the stand-up scene in Sweden and talks about the evolution of the genre.
„If you mess up, you’ll get more fun out of it“
Stand-up as video game, a RPG with skills even? How does that work? An interview with developer and stand-up nerd Martin Hanses.
Mediocre, yet significant: „Douglas“ by Hannah Gadsby
How can you move on when you have changed comedy? With „Douglas“ Hannah Gadsby presents a mediocre special which is bigger than his comedy.
Is it okay again to laugh about Louis CK?
After he disappeared from stages in the wake of #metoo, the comedian is behaving differently than many expect: He is back on tour. Well then?
Corona does not mean „golden days“ for comedy
Changed living conditions make many new jokes possible. That’s why some people think comedy and corona go well together. But this is a fallacy. The virus has become virtually irrelevant to comedy.
A respectful document: „Open Mic Days“
Comedian Vidura Rajapaksa has shot „Open Mic Days“ and thus creates a sensitive insight into the Berlin open mic scene.