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domingo, 2 de fevereiro de 2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman Dies at 46 on Drugs
Philip Seymour Hoffman, perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation, who gave three-dimensional nuance to a wide range of sidekicks, villains and leading men on screen and embraced some of the theater’s most burdensome roles on Broadway, died on Sunday at an apartment in Greenwich Village he was renting as an office. He was 46.
The death, from an apparent drug overdose, was confirmed by the police. Mr. Hoffman was found in the apartment by a friend who had become concerned after being unable to reach him. Investigators found a syringe in his arm and, nearby, an envelope containing what appeared to be heroin.
Mr. Hoffman was long known to struggle with addiction. In 2006, he said in an interview with “60 Minutes” that he had given up drugs and alcohol many years earlier, when he was 22. Last year he checked into a rehabilitation program for about 10 days after a reliance on prescription pills resulted in his briefly turning again to heroin.
“I saw him last week, and he was clean and sober, his old self,” said David Bar Katz, a playwright, and the friend who found Mr. Hoffman and called 911. “I really thought this chapter was over.”
Full list of upcoming comedy shows in 2014
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Frank Skinner – Man in a Suit
Critics choice
Master Brummie comic Frank Skinner's already sold out his Soho Theatre run, so he's bringing his brand new show, Man in a Suit, to the slightly bigger capacity Leicester Square Theatre for a full month-long West End run. He's low-key, super-sharp and always a little bit filthy – you're in safe hands with Frank.
Rubberbandits – Continental Fistfight
Critics choice
The Limerick-based plastic-bag wearing musical comedy duo – responsible for YouTube sensation 'Horse Outside' and Chortle Award winners in 2012 – are back at the Soho Theatre with a brand new show, 'Continental Fistfight'. Of course, the Bandits don't describe themselves as musical comedy at all, they reckon they're 'hardcore gangsta rap'. Go see them and decide for yourselves. Expect a bunch of high-energy new songs and some of their greatest hits.
Seann Walsh – The Lie-In King
Wild-haired stand-up Seann Walsh – star of 'Stand Up for the Week' and 'Live at the Apollo' – received a Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination for his solo show about, well, being lazy. He's matured (so to speak) into a talented observational comic, extracting big laughs from material about ordering takeaway, 24-hour off licenses and drinking. Boy oh boy, there's a lot of boozing material. Part of the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards season at Soho Theatre
Robert Newman's New Theory of Evolution
Critics choice
Following a sell-out run at the Little Angel Theatre, Rob Newman brings his erduite new show to the Soho Theatre. The 'Newman' half of 'Newman and Baddiel' has more strings to his comedic bow than are attached to a World Bank loan. He is one amazing comedian, and in his new show he explores the 150-year controversy in evolutionary theory. It's a shambolically brilliant show; part-lecture, part-stand-up and brimming with intelligence.
The veteran Russell Brand – Messiah Complex
Critics choice
After jet-setting off to LA, rubbing shoulders with the Hollywood-elite and marrying/divorcing pop royalty, merry minstrel of mirth Russell Brand is back doing what he does best: stand-up, live in London, at the Hammersmith Apollo, Theatre Royal Drury Lane and Brixton Academy. In the show – which is on a world tour – the backcombed comedy wonder looks at the mental disorder 'Messiah complex', which is where the sufferer thinks they might be the Messiah, and asks: did Jesus have it? Che Guevara, Gandhi, Malcolm X, Hitler? Of course, we could ask: does Russell Brand have it? Expect his usual exquisite flowery language and sex-mad stories. Read our review of 'Messiah Complex' when Brand brought it to Hammersmith on Oct 14.
Simon Munnery – Fylm
Simon Munnery is consistently one of the most innovative comedy talents out there. In Fylm – his follow-up to 2012's Fylm-Makker – he spends the hour sat among the audience, broadcasting live cardboard-based sketches onto a screen on stage. Ambitious, artistic and hugely funny, Munnery continues to push the boundaries of comedic entertainment.
Jack Whitehall Gets Around
Headline hitting wunderkind Jack Whitehall's career is still rocketing fast, and now he can add 'arena-filler' to his list of achievements as he plays Wembley off his own back. The unashamedly posh comedian is young, good-looking and an all-round talented stand-up, and his hugely funny performance in E4's excellent 'Fresh Meat' has won him a whole new fanbase. There's just no stopping him. And as it's such a massive show, it'll be seated in the round. Ringmaster Whitehall!
Russell Howard – Wonderbox
Currently on his biggest ever tour – the much-hyped 'Wonderbox' tour – childlike comedy superstar Russell Howard settles in at the Royal Albert Hall for four nights. The former 'Mock The Week' regular is one of the friendliest comics around, moving from topic to topic with effortless ease and keeping his audience laughing at all times. His 'Good News' series is wildly popular, pulling in millions of viewers and is constantly the most watched programme on the BBC iPlayer. These tickets will be snapped up super-quickly, so get booking.
Comedians on tour
Discover the best comedy shows in London this year and buy tickets for your favourite acts
Diaries at the ready: it's time to start planning your comedy year. Many of the biggest comedy tours in 2014 are coming to a London venue this year, and we've put them all into this handy planner. There's every variety of stand up comedian in London.
Flick through the gallery to browse through this year's biggest comedy shows, and see the full list below of notable comedians making their way to London.
The biggest comedians on tour in 2014
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Monty Python – Live (mostly)
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Full list of upcoming comedy shows in 2014
Frank Skinner – Man in a Suit
Critics choice
Master Brummie comic Frank Skinner's already sold out his Soho Theatre run, so he's bringing his brand new show, Man in a Suit, to the slightly bigger capacity Leicester Square Theatre for a full month-long West End run. He's low-key, super-sharp and always a little bit filthy – you're in safe hands with Frank.
Leicester Square Theatre 6 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX
Mon Feb 3 - Sat Feb 22
More info
Rubberbandits – Continental Fistfight
Critics choice
The Limerick-based plastic-bag wearing musical comedy duo – responsible for YouTube sensation 'Horse Outside' and Chortle Award winners in 2012 – are back at the Soho Theatre with a brand new show, 'Continental Fistfight'. Of course, the Bandits don't describe themselves as musical comedy at all, they reckon they're 'hardcore gangsta rap'. Go see them and decide for yourselves. Expect a bunch of high-energy new songs and some of their greatest hits.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean St, W1D 3NE
Mon Feb 3 - Mon Mar 31
More info
Seann Walsh – The Lie-In King
Wild-haired stand-up Seann Walsh – star of 'Stand Up for the Week' and 'Live at the Apollo' – received a Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination for his solo show about, well, being lazy. He's matured (so to speak) into a talented observational comic, extracting big laughs from material about ordering takeaway, 24-hour off licenses and drinking. Boy oh boy, there's a lot of boozing material. Part of the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards season at Soho Theatre
Soho Theatre 21 Dean St, W1D 3NE
Mon Feb 3 - Sat Feb 8
More info
Robert Newman's New Theory of Evolution
Critics choice
Following a sell-out run at the Little Angel Theatre, Rob Newman brings his erduite new show to the Soho Theatre. The 'Newman' half of 'Newman and Baddiel' has more strings to his comedic bow than are attached to a World Bank loan. He is one amazing comedian, and in his new show he explores the 150-year controversy in evolutionary theory. It's a shambolically brilliant show; part-lecture, part-stand-up and brimming with intelligence.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean St, W1D 3NE
Mon Feb 10 - Sat Feb 15
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Mike Wozniak – Take the Hit
Critics choice
Moustachioed maestro Mike Wozniak's 'Take the Hit' bagged a Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award at last year's festival. Presenting himself as 'The King of Showbusiness', Wozniak brilliantly subverts the old school 'mother-in-law joke' comedy genre in an hour of silly, increasingly frustrated stories. A superbly crafted, very funny show from a marvellous talent. Part of the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards season at Soho Theatre
Soho Theatre 21 Dean St, W1D 3NE
Mon Feb 10 - Sat Feb 15
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Miles Jupp is the Chap You're Thinking Of
You know, the one from 'Rev'? Or 'Balamory'? or 'Have I Got News For You', 'The Thick of It' or 'Mock the Week'? Miles Jupps: that's the chap you're thinking of. Yes, the unashamedly posh actor-comedian is hitting the road with his first tour since 2011's 'Fibber in the Heat', taking in the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End. The cricket-obsessed comic is an excellent stand-up.
Ambassadors Theatre West Street, WC2H 9ND
Tue Feb 11 - Tue Feb 25
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Alan Davies – Little Victories
The 'QI' and 'Jonathan Creek' star is back on the road following his hugely successful 'Life is Pain' tour in 2012. That tour was his first foray into stand-up for 12 years, but it didn't show – he was terrifically funny form.
Cutty Sark King William Walk, SE10 9HT
Fri Feb 14
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Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (Volume Too)
13 years after his Edinburgh Fringe hit 'Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen', everyone's favourite grump returns to the songbook of Len, performing songs (very well, it has to be said) at the Soho Theatre. Plus gentle jokes, of course.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean St, W1D 3NE
Sun Feb 16 - Sun Mar 2
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Tim Key – Single White Slut
You may know Tim Key as Alan Partridge's number two, Sidekick Simon. But you should know Key for his superb live work, combining lovingly shot short films, silly, pithy poems and ridiculous stories. He's one of favourite comics, well, ever. Now he's bringing the next in his 'Slut' series (following 'The Slut in the Hut', 'The Slutcracker' and 'Masterslut') to Soho Theatre: 'Single White Slut'. We can't wait.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean St, W1D 3NE
Tue Feb 25 - Sat Mar 29
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Sarah Millican – Home Bird
The sweet and filthy comedy superstar sets out on tour once again with new show 'Home Bird'. Expect tales of what to take on a dirty weekend and how to teach a pensioner to swear. She's one of the hottest comedy tickets in the country, so be sure to book your seats soon…
Read our Sarah Millican interview
Hammersmith Apollo 45 Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH
Fri Feb 28
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Julian Clary – Canned Clary
The filthy and fabulously funny Julian Clary sets up a twice-weekly residency – every Thursday and Friday night in March 2014 – at the St James Theatre's studio. Canned Clary features musical guests and celebrity friends joining the master of innuendo for a cosy chat.
St James Studio 12 Palace St, SW1E 5JA
Thu Mar 6 - Fri Mar 28
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Russell Brand – Messiah Complex
Critics choice
After jet-setting off to LA, rubbing shoulders with the Hollywood-elite and marrying/divorcing pop royalty, merry minstrel of mirth Russell Brand is back doing what he does best: stand-up, live in London, at the Hammersmith Apollo, Theatre Royal Drury Lane and Brixton Academy. In the show – which is on a world tour – the backcombed comedy wonder looks at the mental disorder 'Messiah complex', which is where the sufferer thinks they might be the Messiah, and asks: did Jesus have it? Che Guevara, Gandhi, Malcolm X, Hitler? Of course, we could ask: does Russell Brand have it? Expect his usual exquisite flowery language and sex-mad stories. Read our review of 'Messiah Complex' when Brand brought it to Hammersmith on Oct 14.
O2 Academy Brixton 211 Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL
Sun Mar 2 - Sun Mar 9
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Simon Munnery – Fylm
Simon Munnery is consistently one of the most innovative comedy talents out there. In Fylm – his follow-up to 2012's Fylm-Makker – he spends the hour sat among the audience, broadcasting live cardboard-based sketches onto a screen on stage. Ambitious, artistic and hugely funny, Munnery continues to push the boundaries of comedic entertainment.
Leicester Square Theatre 6 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX
Tue Mar 11 - Sat Mar 22
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Miranda Hart – My, What I Call
The creator of mega-popular slapstick sitcom 'Miranda' returns to the stand-up stage, for the first time in five years. Hart isn't messing about, she's going straight in with an arena tour, and says to expect the show to include 'galloping' and 'attempts at song and dance'. Should be fun, but it ain't till 2014…
The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
Wed Mar 12 - Thu Mar 13
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Jack Whitehall
Jack Whitehall Gets Around
Headline hitting wunderkind Jack Whitehall's career is still rocketing fast, and now he can add 'arena-filler' to his list of achievements as he plays Wembley off his own back. The unashamedly posh comedian is young, good-looking and an all-round talented stand-up, and his hugely funny performance in E4's excellent 'Fresh Meat' has won him a whole new fanbase. There's just no stopping him. And as it's such a massive show, it'll be seated in the round. Ringmaster Whitehall!
Wembley Arena Empire Way, HA9 0PA
Sat Mar 15 - Mon Mar 17
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Norman Lovett – Old and New
Best known for his role as Holly in 'Red Dwarf', legendary oddball stand-up Norman Lovett is back on the road with his 'Old and New' tour, which he's bringing to the Leicester Square Theatre. Not many people can make plastic bags funny, but with his low-key delivery and aloof persona Lovett can transform a simple object or idea into a strangely funny character or rotuine. There's no conventional gags here, just pure deadpan whimsy. Utterly charming.
Leicester Square Theatre 6 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX
Thu Mar 20 - Sat Mar 22
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David O'Doherty Will Try to Fix Everything
Award-winning whimsical Irishman David O'Doherty heads to the Shepherd's Bush Empire with his new show 'David O'Doherty Will Try to Fix Everything. He'll do some standing-up, sitting down, and songs from a small plastic 1980s keyboard. He'll charm you silly.
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire Shepherd's Bush Green, W12 8TT
Sun Mar 23
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Pam Ann – Fly
Pam Ann, the sharp-tongued air hostess from hell, is the monster character creation of Caroline Reid. She's flying into town with more tales of life in the mile high club for a West End run at the Leicester Square Theatre.
Leicester Square Theatre 6 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX
Wed Mar 26 - Sat Apr 26
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Sean Hughes – Penguins
Razor-sharp Irish raconteur and former 'Buzzcocks' team captain Sean Hughes follows up his emotional one-man show 'Life Becomes Noises' with a more traditional stand-up show, 'Penguins'. It's a personal hour, looking back at Hughes's Dublin upbringing, and promises to be full of twists and surprises. Despite his surly demeanor, Hughes's comedy has a wonderfully uplifting message. He's a top notch stand-up.
Tricycle 269 Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR
Wed Mar 26 - Sat Mar 29
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Russell Howard – Wonderbox
Currently on his biggest ever tour – the much-hyped 'Wonderbox' tour – childlike comedy superstar Russell Howard settles in at the Royal Albert Hall for four nights. The former 'Mock The Week' regular is one of the friendliest comics around, moving from topic to topic with effortless ease and keeping his audience laughing at all times. His 'Good News' series is wildly popular, pulling in millions of viewers and is constantly the most watched programme on the BBC iPlayer. These tickets will be snapped up super-quickly, so get booking.
Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP
Thu Mar 27 - Thu Apr 17
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Russell Kane – Smallness
The former Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner and 'Live at the Electric' star brings his new show 'Smallness' to the Southbank Centre as part of his huge UK tour. In the new show – which played to just 55 people a night at the Edinburgh Fringe (because of his choice of venue size, not because he couldn't sell any tickets) – the unpredictably haired comic examines Brits' obsession with smallness, 'being tiny but fierce, close but distant', he says. He's staying true to the show's title, too, and playing the relatively intimate Southbank Centre as his London dates.
BETTER CHOICE !!!
Monty Python – Live (mostly) One Down, Five to Go
Critics choice
No, we didn’t think we’d ever write these words either. But the five surviving members of Monty Python have announced that they’re set to fly once again, performing a ‘final reunion’ at the O2 next summer. At the press conference to announce the huge news, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam (combined age 357) revealed that the show will mix greatest hits (given ‘modern, topical, Pythonesque twists’), material that’s never been performed live, and the odd new joke. The Pythons haven’t performed lived since 1980 at the Hollywood Bowl, and this London show will be their first live gig in England for 40 years. Let's just hope it won't be their last.
Lee Evans – Monsters
Frantic, rubber-faced comic Lee Evans brings his biggest tour to date, Monster, to the O2 and Wembley arenas. His last show, Roadrunner, was the fastest-selling comedy tour at the time, with 227,424 tickets sold in just one day. This time he's upping the ante and playing to more people than ever. Fans can expect heaps of manic, sweaty energy and acute observations from this record-breaking comedy superstar. If you can't get a ticket first time around, don't fret too much – we reckon many extra dates will be announced in due course.
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Sarah Millican – Home Bird
Last chance to catch South Shields's comedy superstar's 'Home Bird' tour in London, as Sarah Millican heads to the Hammersmith Apollo one last time. She's one of the most popular comics in the country right now, so best get booking if you want to be there.
'Secret' Seinfeld project confirmed by Jerry Seinfeld
'Secret' Seinfeld project confirmed by Jerry Seinfeld
The comedian has said he is working on a 'secret project' that will reunite the Seinfeld cast, and it will appear on June
Jerry Seinfeld has confirmed that the cast of Seinfeld have got back together for a new comedy serie
Rumours have been circulating that Seinfeld was planning some sort of return to the 90s sitcom that bears – and made – his name, after he and co-star Jason Alexander were recently pictured going into the Tom's Restaurant diner which was one of the main locations for the show.
Seinfeld remained fairly tight-lipped when being interviewed on the Boomer and Carton sports talk show in the US, but revealed some tantalising details. He confirmed that the restaurant meeting was filmed, and that there were other Seinfeld cast members in attendance for what will be a "short-ish form" show. He confirmed that his co-writer and co-producer on the show, Larry David, was also involved but won't appear on screen, and that it was likely to be a one-off.
With its irreverent, occasionally racy storylines about the characters' humdrum everyday lives, Seinfeld, the 'show about nothing', revolutionised the sitcom. At one point it was the highest-rated comedy on US television during its run from 1989-1998, but its stars have occasionally struggled to match its success. Seinfeld himself concentrated on standup, with the game show he produced, The Marriage Ref, becoming a high-profile flop; Jason Alexander's own sitcoms floundered, while Michael Richards was filmed shouting racist language on stage during a standup set, causing widespread outrage. Julia Louis-Dreyfus has been more successful, starring in the sitcoms The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep, winning two Emmy awards for the latter role.
All have also guest starred as themselves in Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm, which included clips from a 'fictional' Seinfeld reunion episode. Jeff Garlin, who co-stars alongside David, said last year a ninth season "looks good... I'm hoping sometime in 2014," but David later said he was still undecided about the future of the show.
We can whait to see the new serie.
From : the Guardian and new fonts
Louis CK on New York, Money, and the Long-Awaited Season 4 of Louie
Louis CK on New York, Money, and the Long-Awaited Season 4 of Louie
At a Paley Festival panel with TIME's TV critic, the comic teased season 4, coming in May, and talked about making great TV on a tight budget
It’s been a long wait, Louie fans. It’ll be a longer wait yet. But new episodes are finally in the pipeline, ready to come climbing out of that subway station and onto your TV next spring.
Last night as part of the Paley Center’s Made in NY television festival, I moderated a panel with Louis CK and his Louie co-executive producer Blair Breard, who said that Louie season 4 went into production this week, with the goal of returning to FX next May.
The comedian/actor/director/&c said he took a long-than-usual break between seasons to regain some semblance of a life, as well as to avoid the chaotic production schedule of the show’s first three seasons, when he would be promoting the show’s premiere while still writing and shooting new episodes. For the first time, he’s written a full season of scripts before shooting begins, allowing for a little more polish and ambition in the season.
What kind of ambition, Louis CK wouldn’t specify exactly, though he said the new season will include more stories that span more than one episode as well as shorter ones. There will be more straight-ahead comedic episodes, as well as some that “I have a stomach ache about.”
(One multi-part story for next year, he says, was originally an idea for a movie. Interestingly, he added, that was also the genesis of the season 1 “God” episode–about Louie’s past as a religiously-guilty kid–except that the movie involved statues of the crucified Jesus coming to life and strangling people.)
Before the panel, the Paley Center screened two episodes, which exemplified the show’s range of tones: “Daddy’s Girlfriend, Part 2,” a sweet, disturbing first-date story (guest-starring Parker Posey), which includes some glorious scenes of the city at night; and “Barney/Never,” which climaxes in a shot of a kid soaking in a diarrhea-polluted bathtub. (First question, of course, had to be how they simulated the fouled tub. Sawdust is involved.)
“Daddy’s Girlfriend,” Louis CK said, is an example of how New York City permeates the show, both visually and in character. Because Louie shoot almost entirely on location–a move that cuts costs while making it look more expensive–it can capture both the city’s sleaze and glorious scenes like a montage of Posey and Louis CK gorging on cured fish at Russ and Daughters. And the Posey character, he said, reflected some dates he had in his early days in the city. The thing about New York: “There are a lot of crazy people who don’t look crazy.”
A few other topics that came up, in our interview and in questions from the audience:
* Last year’s finale, “New Year’s Eve,” was shot partly in Beijing (though Breard first suggested they shoot in Chinatown). One problem, once they arrived in China, was how much of it in fact “looks like Columbus, Ohio.” On the plus side: it’s much easier to shoot on the street in China compared with NYC, “because people don’t have rights.”
* An audience member asked about a scene in season 3, in which a character played by Melissa Leo roughly forces Louie to reciprocate oral sex. Louis CK said he didn’t consider the scene rape–”She did what she had to do,” he said drily–though he acknowledged an earlier episode in which his character appears to be molested under anesthesia by a dentist. Asked if FX had issues with the content, he joked, “I said, either I get raped, or I’m not doing the show.”
* Toughest place to shoot in New York City? What’s the toughest place to do anything in New York City? Yep, the subway.
* Could a big network make a show like Louie? No, he said, nor should they. When you’re making a show for millions of dollars an episode, “that money comes with a lot of people looking after the money,” as well as advertisers who don’t want to be near offensive content. “Our advertisers are, what, Red Stripe beer? They don’t give a fuck what we’re doing!”
And that’s as it should be, he said. Louie, he said, isn’t a show for millions of people. “This is for a few of us,” he said, gesturing to the small, sold-out auditorium, “to get together and enjoy a tub of diarrhea.”
Read more: Louis CK on New York, Money, and the Long-Awaited Season 4 of Louie | TIME.com http://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/04/louis-ck-on-new-york-money-and-the-long-awaited-season-4-of-louie/#ixzz2sB3uSoLU
Read more: Louis CK on New York, Money, and the Long-Awaited Season 4 of Louie | TIME.com http://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/04/louis-ck-on-new-york-money-and-the-long-awaited-season-4-of-louie/#ixzz2sB3mK99n
New Act of the Year Show
New Act of the Year Show – review
Bloomsbury theatre, London
The 15 finalists in this prestigious comedy competition display infinite variety if not much spleen or insurrectionist spirit
3 out of 5
FROM : The Guardian, Monday 27 January 2014 13.33 GMT
Alasdair Beckett-King
'Part geek' … winner Alasdair Beckett-King
To watch tonight's show, says compere Arthur Smith, is to be reminded of "the infinite variety of the human personality". And so it is – to a degree. The New Act of the Year Show, for many years associated with the Hackney Empire, is traditionally one of comedy's most prestigious prizes. Stewart Lee, Russell Brand and Lee Mack have all appeared on this bill in years gone by. The final showcases 15 new(ish) acts ranging from sketch to spoof boyband, straight standup to a woman lip-synching Pie Jesu while breastfeeding a stalk of celery.
So there's certainly variety. But there's homogeneity too. Half the acts break the ice with jokes about how they look, or who they look like (Lionel Richie, Lewis Hamilton, John the Baptist). None of them say anything remotely political. The only moral outrage aired is synthetic, and that's runner-up Garrett Millerick's rant against old people. (I preferred his routine on the pager, and how social media might look if our comments had to be verbalised to an intermediary before publication.)
But if I miss insurrectionist spirit, the show isn't lacking in personality. Tracey Collins' cabaret act Tina T'urner Tea Lady gives the big-haired 80s diva a Mrs Overall makeover, to amusing effect. Candy Gigi Markham (she of the celery) dresses as a shock-haired, lipstick-painted "madwoman in the attic" and outdoes Mrs Rochester. Third-placed Kelly Kingham combines Frank Spencer and Frasier's Niles Crane, and the result is deliciously unnerving.
I likewise enjoyed the judges' winner, Alasdair Beckett-King, whose part geek, part refugee from a medieval tapestry persona exerts a slyly nerdy appeal, and who signed off with a play on the word "nonce" that could only be concocted by someone with too much time on his hands. A talented new generation clearly awaits – even if it's not yet clear whether they've got anything important to tell us.
Brazilian comedian Fernando Muylaert at Comedians Club
Brazilian comedian Fernando Muylaert at Comedians Club
Photo by : Giovanna Kassis
FUNNY SUPERMAN by BRAZILIAN COMEDIAN FERNANDO MUYLAERT
Funny momment with the funny image of a Brazilian Comedian Fernando Muylaert falling down as Superman
Photo by : Giovanna Kassis
Creation and Model : Fernando Muylaert
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