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The Dame Judi
The dame who snatched the Oscar for best supporting role for playing...
David Niven’s Balloon
David Niven’s The Moon’s a Balloon. Who the hell is he you might be...
Alan’s Baggage
In his book baggage Alan Cumming recounts the highs and lows of his...
What can we learn from Peter Bogdanovich?
There’s something that we can all learn from Peter Bogdanovich’s book...
Streep It Up!
What can we learn from the great actress Meryl Streep? Far from fading...
Brian Cox Says…
Brian Cox went on from being a leading actor on the London Stage to a...
Are you programming or being programmed?
There’s a saying in the sales world ‘You’re either selling or being sold...
Why should you Zappa?
In the 1980s, musician Frank Zappa felt that he was going through a...
The original Mad Man has this to say…
George Lois in his book Damn Good Advice talks about an environment most...
How to succeed with the Arnold Method?
In his autobiography ‘Total Recall’ Arnold talks about his life growing...
The Fosbury Flop
What is the Fosbury Flop? Sounds like an ice cream twirl right? But it...
The Rise of the Riz
When starting out in acting he would normally get the conventional roles...
Being half arsed or getting off the pot
When someone says to you ‘Don’t mess this up’ then you know where you’re...
J**p!
Who can remember the songs of yesteryear that always kept us upbeat?...
Art & Cooking
Marco Pierre White is a chef who started from humble beginnings and at...
Let’s Improv(e)
The Second City is known for raising some of the most fascinating and...
Let’s Be Ernest
He was a man of many guises, a globe-trotter, a hedonist who loved women...
The Groundhog Give
Has anyone here seen the film Groundhog Day? Remember, that film from the...
ABR
So, what does ABR stand for? I’ll get to that shortly. But for now let me...
Let’s talk Chutzpah
Chutzpah is a Yiddish term that comes from the Hebrew word ḥutspâ, which...
Producing Comedy
Having read Jon Plowman’s book on How to Produce Comedy Bronze I thought...
Downey Time
From early on in his life he was always a rambunctious kid growing up to...
Time To Brand
The key to building your brand is, as the ancient Greeks taught us, to...
Know Thyself
Most actors who start off in their career will most probably have an idea...
Katharine the Great
Cary Grant was never so jaunty and appealing as when he was playing off...