Jonathan WakehamCrying with laughter: how comedy helps us face our fears“Comedy is king now,” the American comedy writer and actor Zach Galifianakis said recently, “because we’re the ones who are talking about…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Jonathan WakehamTravelling light: the joy of foreign language comedyOne of the oldest truisms of the film industry is that foreign language comedies don’t work. That’s often true of mainstream hits, which…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Jonathan WakehamDiscovering Sarah Duhamel, silent comedy pioneerWe’re all familiar with the iconography of male silent comedy stars: Harold Lloyd’s glasses, Chaplin’s cane or Laurel and Hardy’s signature…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017