Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine review – a frilly-bonneted comedy for today

Soho theatre, LondonIn this giddily inventive show, Minnitt plays a woman trying to bag a beau before her sentence to spinsterdom is declared‘I’m starting to get hysterical,” says Rosalie Minnitt’s Clementine, bearing down on her show’s denouement. “I …

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An Excerpt from ‘Hey, U Up? (For a Serious Relationship): How to Turn Your Booty Call into Your Emergency Contact,’ by Emily Axford and Brian Murphy

How to Pick the Perfect Blood Diamond for Your Engagement Ring So, the two of you are ready to make a lifelong commitment, and you’ve decided to forgo a blood oath ritual in favor of an engagement ring. Don’t worry, you’ll still have plenty of blood on your hands! A diamond ring is the perfect […]

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My Imaginary Boyfriend Josh, by Hana Michels

My grandfather has gotten to that point where he knows he is not going to live forever. In most people’s cases, this is a time to revisit your will, or spend time with your loved ones. In my grandfather’s case, this is a time to get really, really invested in my sex life. I guess […]

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If you think dating is hard enough, try being a female comedian | Nikki Britton

The choice to go into comedy coincided with the sharp descent of Nikki Britton’s love life. Here, she examines why

As I sit here alone on a Sunday night, hairy-legged and bloated, typing the words “hairy-legged and bloated”, it dawns on me that sharing, or oversharing, might be part of the reason why – when it comes to a successful dating career – I am far from an oracle.

When I was asked to write a comment piece about dating, I thought it was a joke. Which made sense as I am in the business of cracking them. “Dating as a female comedian,” they clarified – a piece tied to my new comedy show. “Share with our readers what it’s like.”

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The Painful Truth of Paul Gale Comedy

Paul Gale Comedy hasn’t come out with a new video in over a year, and that’s not surprising. Despite the channel’s grass roots success, PGC’s 25-year-old namesake had to get a job (a comedy job, making videos for HuffPo, but still). As someone who’s covered Paul a couple of times before, I’m surprised he held out as […]

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