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Tamar Broadbent in Stiles & Drew Awards Win

24th May 2013

Those of you who came along to Funny Women's London Nights back in February might remember Tamar Broadbent - her hilariously crafted musical comedy and West-End worthy voice went down a storm with our audience, having also scooped her a place in the semi-final of the 2013 Musical Comedy Awards. Tamar is also an established actress, singer, writer and composer, beginning her career at the tender age of 12 when her first song, ‘Lucy’, received a mention in the 2004 UK Songwriting Contest.

We’re delighted to hear that Tamar’s original song, ‘17 Drafts’, has won the runner up prize and a ‘special commendation’ in the Stiles &a…

24th May 2013

What do you get when you cross an improviser, a red nose and a bottle of red wine? Tricky I know, with an improviser in the mix the options are infinite. This time though, the answer is ‘Blind Date,’ the one woman improvised show created by Canadian Comedy Award winning Rebecca Northan. (Which, it should be pointed out, is in no way connected to Blind Date with Cilla Black).

I am rather chuffed that I can say that I know Rebecca from our days at The Loose Moose theatre in Calgary, Canada, which I first joined in 1991. I was a ‘green stick’ improviser who caught the bug after seeing Theatresports, a form of improvisational theatre, one summer Sunday evening…

Cleo Rocos: The Power of Positive Drinking

23rd May 2013

Cleo Rocos' book The Power of Positive Drinking isn't a guide on how to get drunk. It is a guide to how to drink well and thoroughly enjoy yourself. I think anyone in comedy would agree there is a vast difference between the two.

Most of us know plenty about healthy eating, but next to nothing about healthy drinking.

Inside these pages lie the secrets of alcohol. The finest hints and tips on stylish drinking gleaned from seasoned and successful drinkers around the globe; failsafe recipes for some of the world's greatest snifters - martini recipes, margarita recipes, mojitos and cosmopolitans - along with a few of Cleo's own specialities, guaranteed to avoid that aw…

23rd May 2013

On Saturday May 25th, 2013, I will be walking from London to Brighton, a distance of 100 kilometres, or 62 miles. That's over two marathons of non-stop walking which will take us around 24 hours (no breaks!) to complete.

This was not my idea. Last December a friend posted on Facebook that she was doing the challenge to raise money for the nurses at Marie Curie Cancer Care that helped her uncle who died last year (you can sponsor the lovely Helena HERE), and she was forming a team to take part. At that time May seemed a long way away, so I thought why not? After all, I walk all the time, this should be easy. Or so I thought - it was…