Theatre: Having been in New York, I just saw Punchdrunk’s ‘Sleep No More’, an adaptation of ‘Macbeth’, where the set is an entire building in NYC’s Chelsea district. With six floors, it’s fantastically designed so you can walk around freely putting together the pieces of the play yourself; it’s the most amazing, fully-immersive experience. In London, I saw ‘Chekhov in Hell’ at the Soho Theatre. Simon Scardifield really stood out.
Film: I recently watched Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Through a Glass Darkly’, and the rest of the trilogy back to back. I also enjoy watching ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Madagascar’ with my kids. My eldest watches all the ‘Toy Story’ movies over and over, and I think it’s great; I learnt how to structure stories from watching things repeatedly, so I think it’s great she’s following suit.
Visual Arts: ‘The Mexican Suitcase’ exhibition at the International Centre of Photography in New York is one of the most exciting exhibitions I have ever attended, with thousands of negatives documenting the Spanish Civil War by the photojournalist Robert Capa.
Music: P J Harvey’s latest album, ‘Let England Shake’, is incredibly exciting, visceral and layered with a whole cascade of different ideas. Like browsing Capa’s stills, listening to it is like watching her approach her favourite shot. It gives me goose bumps, which is what I want from an artwork.
Television: I love Stewart Lee’s ‘Comedy Vehicle’ on BBC2. The guy is a genius. I remember seeing him live in Edinburgh; he was amazing then and is amazing now. I love the way he has taken his stand-up and stretched it into new areas, he’s right up there with Lenny Bruce as far as I’m concerned.
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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John Robins, Comedian
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Guest1001, Youtube
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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World Without End, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Stuart, Chortle
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Idrie, Youtube
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter