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I contributed three articles to the British Comedy Awards magazine in December 2012; an interview with Sarah Millican, a feature on the university days of the Fresh Meat cast and profiles of various comedians (including Omid Djalili and Jack Whitehall) who play football.
Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens hinted in September that the third series of the show might be his last so that he could pursue a career in Hollywood.
We closed our ears to the thought. Reports that he won’t be reprising his role as Matthew Crawley [...]
Saturday 5th May, 2012
When I read that the award-winning comedian and frenetic brainbox Russell Kane had secured a book deal for a tale about a misanthropic, anhedonistic comedy critic, my first reaction was “Really? And he doesn’t even know me that well…” I realised a few pages into the book, however, [...]
How is the on-campus pathways market evolving?
Posted on Apr 20, 2012 by Julian Hall
With numerous obstacles facing the academic pathways sector in recent years, such as government curbs on student immigration and the need for pathway colleges to readjust to “Highly Trusted Sponsor” status in the UK, observers might have considered that private [...]
ES magazine, 11th November 2011
Once upon a time, a full house and a few laughs were the best a stand up could hope for. These days, with book deals, DVD spin-offs and arena tours, the big names are cashing in big-time…
Open publication – Free publishing [...]
Reviewed by Julian Hall
The Independent
Friday, 14 October 2011
The title of Steve Coogan’s maligned live comeback tour of 2009, “Alan Partridge and Other Less Successful Characters”, told you everything you needed to know about its variable quality. The lingering affection for the headline act, his bumptious [...]
October 2011, self-published
Welcome to a piece that is part travelogue, part essay, part meander…but all heart.
When tourists, like me, come to LA we probably expect to see some stars, other than the ones embedded in Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame. Though celebrity spots are by no means [...]
August 2011, self-published
Could I have been any more gutted? At the start of September, after a 16-year run, the like, totally awesome sitcom Friends finally ended its cycle on E4 and Channel 4. Teatimes at the imaginary Central Perk of my kitchen table would never be the same again. [...]
The Stage, 6th June 2011
The word ‘masterclass’ was freely bandied about the O2 immediately after Jerry Seinfeld finished his first publicised UK appearance in thirteen years. Ninety minutes of consummate stand-up will do that.
Rarely smiling at even the punchlines he knew he could be most proud [...]
Reality is Broken
By Jane McGonigal
Reviewed by Julian Hall
Independent on Sunday
30 January 2011
Engaging with the argument that gamers are our future feels a bit like a game itself.
It’s one in which I pit my wits against the California-based alternative-reality guru and academic [...]