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Comedy academic. Author of Stand Up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms (2023), co-founder of Mixed Bill research network. Book reviews editor for Comedy Studies. Views/cats my own. She/her
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Registration now open for Mixed Bill’s Comedy and Racial Justice Conference. 22/23 April Manchester Metropolitan University. Excellent programme and options to join online too for international colleagues. mixedbill.wordpress.com/2025-comedy-...

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The paperback of Stand Up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms is now out! Someone sent me a picture of one in the wild which was great to see! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/standup-c...

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Oh no! Was their intellectual property used without their consent????? www.ft.com/content/a0df...

submitted 31 days ago • 15 comments

Get that out of office on. Special thank you to whoever decided that we no longer need a reading week for the gift of exhaustion in 2024.

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Guy being the definition of mixed messages on the 5.30am bus this morning….. hi-vis jacket and camouflage trousers.

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I loved investigating the challenges of BSL interpreting for live comedy, theatre and music for Time Out. From tricky and frozen language (imagine signing Shakespeare) and timing punchlines to post-MeToo agency, it’s a fascinating area. www.timeout.com/uk/city-life...

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

London people: I'll be talking about my new book 'Reclaiming Female Authorship in UK Television Comedy' at the BFI Library on Monday the 2nd of December, 18:30 🎭 Link to buy a ticket below!

submitted 94 days ago • 1 comment

Valerie - the absolute embodiment of the ‘I don’t wanna do the work today’ meme

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For anyone interested in the experiences of deaf people in the UK TV and film industry a research report conducted by Erika Jones and myself for the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity is out today. You can access it here - bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/unmuted...

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A good excuse for my first post! Super happy to share a call for chapter abstracts for an edited collection on representations of adult children and their parents in TV comedy. Some excellent people on board already and we are looking for more. Take a look #comedystudies

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