comedy
Audiences will forget what they hear, but they’ll remember how they felt. Something that’s always on the minds of creatives attempting to pack a punch in advertising. It’s why funny voices, puns, sarcasm and other humorous techniques have been deployed over the years in a bid to stand out and engage consumers. But striking the right note in a globalised advertising market isn’t easy. “With so much content being created at the same time, that kind of avalanche of content we live in right now, finding that unique humorous voice can be tricky and it tends to get sanded down by focus groups and te...
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Before flying to Italy's southern Puglia region to meet world leaders at the G7 summit, Pope Francis hosted a very different audience at the Vatican today, celebrating the importance of humour. The pontiff welcomed more than 100 comedians from 15 nations, including US celebrities Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Colbert, Chris Rock, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon. “In the midst of so much gloomy news, immersed as we are in many social and even personal emergencies, you have the power to spread peace and smiles,” Francis told the comedians. “You unite people, because laughter is contagious,” he continu...
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The Comedy Pet Photo Awards have awarded their top prizes for the year, and the results of the fifth edition will either tickle your funny bone or make you swoon. Sometimes simultaneously. Created by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam, these awards aim "to highlight the positive and vital role that pets have in our lives and to encourage engagement around animal welfare." Six judges determined the winner of the overall best photo based on "technical excellence" and the "amusing content and caption". This year, a dog trying to squeeze through a small cat flap won the t...
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It’s been a rocky start for the latest venue in Manchester’s expanding cultural scene as two sold-out Olivia Rodrigo shows were cancelled last minute amid opening chaos. The Co-op Live arena was meant to be the jewel in Manchester’s crown as part of its coronation as the UK’s new cultural hub. With the cost-of-living crisis pushing Londoners in their droves out of the capital, the northern city has long looked to become the next big deal. Eurovision: Israel contestant Eden Golan warned to stay in her hotel roomABBA exhibition opens in Malmö ahead of Eurovision Song Contest: But will the band b...
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Creative Scotland, the government development organisation that funds arts in Scotland, has defended its decision to not include the Fringe in its funding programme, citing its own financial woes and the “particularly precarious” state of the festival’s organisation. The Edinburgh Fringe is the largest performing arts festival in the world, taking over the Scottish capital for the entire month of August and filling venues with theatre, comedy, and dance shows among many more. The Fringe is believed to add over £200 million (€233 million) to the economy every year. In the latest round of decisi...
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