WERE TELEVISION COMEDIANS TO BLAME FOR TRUMP’S ELECTION? by Liz Giuffre
When comedian Jimmy Fallon ruffled Donald Trump’s hair during an interview on The Tonight Show in...
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A TALE OF TWO TAPINGS by Liz Giuffre
During a recent trip to New York City my TV nerd colleague and I attended two show tapings. If you never have done this, I can highly recommend it – the TV lover’s equivalent of looking inside someone’s bathroom cabinet to see...
Read MoreDARLING JAMES CORDEN IN PROPER REALITY TELEVISION – THE JOY OF CARPOOL KARAOKE by Liz Giuffre
British television fans need no convincing of James Corden’s smiley, shiny, naughty wonderful. From host to writer to actor to bloody nice singer and dancer, he’s annoying good at many showbizzy things (plus, he seems just...
Read MoreMUSIC IN DVD AND ON DEMAND – SOUNDS THE SAME? by Liz Giuffre
At the moment I’m editing a book on Music in Comedy Television. As part of the project I decided to go back to iconic pieces of comedy television I remember having had a musical impact, starting with 80s sitcoms (judge me, go...
Read MoreCROSSING ALL OF TIME, SPACE AND SOUNDSCAPES – THE DOCTOR BREAKS THE DIEGETIC SOUND BARRIER by Liz Giuffre
Doctor Who fans were perhaps expecting a slow 2015. As Steven Moffat said himself in a recent interview with The Radio Times, “This year is not a new Doctor year, it’s not an anniversary, or a new companion year … it’s dangerous...
Read MoreJON STEWART BEYOND AMERICA – WHAT SATIRE TV CAN TELL THE REST OF US by Liz Giuffre
Daily Show (Image: Liz Giuffre) Jon Stewart’s work on The Daily Show has been an amazing international media ambassador for America. It’s been a token, yes, but proof that there is more substance and nuance to the global media...
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