Comedy Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/comedy/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:19:14 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Roses: Review https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-roses-review/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-roses-review/#respond Sun, 14 Sep 2025 22:49:17 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=69478 In a film market filled with bang-average forgettable romantic-comedies, divorce-comedy drama The Roses stands out as love goes wrong and descends into all out war.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-roses-review/feed/ 0 Drive-Away Dolls: A Trashy Movie About Lesbian Sex and Libido https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/drive-away-dolls-a-trashy-movie-about-lesbian-sex-and-libido/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/drive-away-dolls-a-trashy-movie-about-lesbian-sex-and-libido/#respond Sun, 21 Apr 2024 15:33:37 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=57843 Debuting as a solo director, Ethan Coen and wife Tricia Cooke have teamed up to co-write the new thriller/comedy Drive-Away Dolls (2024). Is it as bad as critics claim, or are queer films held to an unfair standard?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/drive-away-dolls-a-trashy-movie-about-lesbian-sex-and-libido/feed/ 0 ‘Rife’ With Controversy: Is “Just Joking” Good Enough? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/rife-with-controversy-is-just-joking-good-enough/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/rife-with-controversy-is-just-joking-good-enough/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2024 06:34:40 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=52379 Like pitching a tent in the wind, the notion of ‘being funny’ begs some questions. Who decides the right place and the right time? Who gets to do it? What do we do if they do it 'wrong'?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/rife-with-controversy-is-just-joking-good-enough/feed/ 1 Watch Out Gwyneth, There’s a Musical in Front of You! https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/watch-out-gwyneth-theres-a-musical-in-front-of-you/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/watch-out-gwyneth-theres-a-musical-in-front-of-you/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:41:44 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=51436 A musical about Gwyneth Paltrow (yes, concerning THAT collision), is crashing into a theatre near you. Gwyneth Goes Skiing isn’t the title of some highly-anticipated spin-off to Bridget Jones. This is the title of the tongue-in-cheek musical playing at London’s Pleasance Theatre from December 13th.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/watch-out-gwyneth-theres-a-musical-in-front-of-you/feed/ 0 Interview: Zoë Coombs Marr returns as Dave in ‘The Opener’ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/interview-zoe-coombs-marr-returns-as-dave-in-the-opener/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/interview-zoe-coombs-marr-returns-as-dave-in-the-opener/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:27:22 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=45946 Australian comedian Zoë Coombs Marr returns to the UK for her new show, The Opener, as the hilarious neckbearded comedian Dave. Zoë spoke with Empoword about The Opener and what to expect when Dave takes the stage.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/interview-zoe-coombs-marr-returns-as-dave-in-the-opener/feed/ 0 FILM REVIEW: See How They Run https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/film-review-see-how-they-run/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/film-review-see-how-they-run/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2022 03:41:08 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=31489 See How They Run embraces many of these classic whodunit tropes in full parodic splendour in this loving homage to one of Agatha Christie’s most renowned works – The Mousetrap.

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