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Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: Larry David stars as himself - in period costume
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (395+ words) In David tradition, the Curb creator will play an exaggerated version of himself " misanthropic, endlessly petty and socially inept " this time in period costume Larry David fans still mourning the end of Curb Your Enthusiasm will be closing their spite…...
Allegra review: Maureen Lipman is the clowning glory "
1+ week, 4+ day ago (265+ words) Quilter's goofy comedy reminds us that Dame Maureen is, in the best possible sense, a clown Having been the target of vitriolic and antisemitic attacks for many years because of her support for Israel, most recently in Aberdeen where apparently…...
Yohay Sponder's Genesis review: Israeli stand-up comic's London show brings escapism, with a few awkward moments "
1+ week, 5+ day ago (540+ words) In his UK performance, the charismatic comedian emphasised the absurdity of being Jewish and Israeli in today's world Like many comedians these days, Yohay Sponder has seen his career rocket thanks to social media, where he'has accumulated hundreds of thousands…...
High Society review: Fizzing stage reboot starring Felicity Kendal "
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (406+ words) The individual performances are all excellent in this iteration of Cole Porter masterpiece The stakes are always high with a staged reboot of a cherished film. When it comes to works as sublime as Cole Porter's musical, which started life…...
Black Comedy review: Peter Shaffer's big idea lacks the light to really shine
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (209+ words) Characters are plunged into the dark for most of this escalating slapstick show The big idea in his 1967 farce, however, is that his characters are plunged into darkness for most of the play's 75 minutes even though the audience can see…...
Prognosis: Negative " Unseen Larry David screenplay surfaces online after 43 years
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (608+ words) The would-be film lent its title to a recurring gag about a fictional film on Seinfeld When diehard Seinfeld fans hear the title Prognosis: Negative, they'll likely'smile in recognition. And'thanks to the recent emergence of an unproduced 1983 screenplay by Seinfeld…...
Larry David screenplay for film that was long-running gag on Seinfeld surfaces at last
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (370+ words) Leaked draft of Prognosis: Negative was written in 1983 by Curb Your Enthusiasm star When diehard fans of Seinfeld'hear the title Prognosis: Negative, they'll likely'smile in recognition. And'thanks to the recent emergence of an unproduced 1983 screenplay by Seinfeld creator Larry David,…...
Here, I'm a star': Richard Kind on the victory lap that is his West End run
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (953+ words) Playing Max Bialystock in The Producers is a full-circle moment for the oh-so Jewish actor, who can't help but be a leading man Until his next West End performance, whenever that may be, farewell to Richard Kind who, trooper that…...
Saturday Night Live UK review: "It's hard to judge the quality of the performers when the material is this bad' "
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (617+ words) Even at the beginning, SNL was very hit and miss. The inaugural episode of the transatlantic spin-off is just'a miss Is this really the best moment to fulfil the long-cherished dream of an official British version of Saturday Night Live,…...