Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category
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5 more things I learned from TV (and the movies)
17 Jun 2021LEARNED FROM TV Last week’s blog sparked some interesting responses. So many of you got back to me with what…
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10 things I learned from the movies and TV
26 May 202110 THINGS I LEARNED FROM THE MOVIES & TV We’ve all learned from the movies. Films and TV shows are…
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Alexei Sayle without the drunken lunches
13 May 2021ALEXEI SAYLE WITHOUT THE DRUNKEN LUNCHES In 2007, Channel 4 viewers voted Alexei Sayle the 18th greatest stand-up comic of…
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Putting on the squeeze. Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen
26 Feb 2021REVIEW: SQUEEZE ME BY CARL HIAASEN What’s a poor author to do? You write a comic novel that satirises the…
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Why I love writing thrillers
27 Nov 2020WHY I LOVE WRITING THRILLERS My twice award-nominated noir thriller The Breaking of Liam Glass officially comes out in its…
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Breaking bad? Review of Graham Greene’s Travels with My Aunt
30 Oct 2020REVIEW: TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT I’m very into re-reading at the moment (if you’re interested there’s a great article on…
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Everything is copy – review of Nora Ephron Collected
15 May 2020NORA EPHRON COLLECTED I don’t know about you but I am a sucker for Nora Ephron’s screenplay for When Harry…
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Talking with comedy best-seller Paul Bassett Davies
06 May 2020PAUL BASSETT DAVIES I’m really pleased that this week we have a guest appearance by the best-selling comedy writer (and…
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14 things I’ve learned since Corona
09 Apr 2020SHELLEY KATZ ON WHAT SHE’S LEARNED SINCE CORONA I’m delighted to invite the multi-hyphenate American novelist-screenwriter-producer Shelley Katz to provide…
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Computer says procrastinate
07 Feb 2020COMPUTER SAYS PROCRASTINATE I went into my study this morning, bouncing, full of ideas for a new short story and…
