Why comedy is the best medicine
14/12/2007 … I have a theory that stand-up comedy is a genuine therapy, tha works just as well as acupuncture or baths of mud.
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14/12/2007 … I have a theory that stand-up comedy is a genuine therapy, tha works just as well as acupuncture or baths of mud.
14/12/2007 … Despite being an aspiring (meaning ‘unsuccessful’) comedian, I am also a neuroscientist.
13/12/2007 … ‘You are a really good on stage, I loved you as an MC, maybe one day you could even do comedy.
12/12/2007 … Describing Monty Python in a single article is rather like trying to summarise the complete works of Shakespeare in a media-friendly soundbite or spending three…
10/12/2007 … A couple of months ago, a comic was booed off stage for making jokes in Liverpool about Madeline Mcann and Rhys Jones.
27/09/2007 … Chortle’s Correspondents section is a new arena for fans to share objective but opinionated views on any aspect of comedy.
27/09/2007 … It's pretty tough finding decent comedy in Italy, the country where Benny Hill is considered cutting-edge and the satirical face of Not The Nine O'Clock News has…
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