Stories
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The making of ‘Quacks’
How do you create a medical comedy that’s authentic and laugh-out-loud funny?
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In celebration of LGBTQ+ comedy
At school, homophobic jokes made Ella Braidwood feel uncomfortable and ashamed. Fast-forward to today’s inclusive comedy scene, and her very different feelings of hope and happiness.
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Louis Wain’s cryptic cats
Once famous for his quirky cat illustrations, today Louis Wain is often portrayed as a ‘psychotic’ artist whose illness can be mapped out through his drawings. Here Bryony Benge-Abbott takes a more rounded view.
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Going viral in the online anti-vaccine wars
‘Anti-vaxxers’ are taking their message online using powerful images as well as words. But is the pro campaigners’ response any better?
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Street entertainers in Nottingham: James Burne, called Shelford Tommy, a ventriloquist (left) and Charley, a man playing a shawm (right). Etching with aquatint, 1797.
Date: [1797]Reference: 32455i- Pictures
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Two performing street entertainers carrying bells and performing on the street. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.Date: 30 May 1816Reference: 43987i- Pictures
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Two Commedia dell'arte street entertainers performing together. Etching by J. Callot.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Reference: 15847i- Pictures
Two Commedia dell'arte street entertainers using a clyster as part of their performance. Etching by J. Callot.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Reference: 15843i- Pictures
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Two Commedia dell'arte street entertainers using a clyster as part of their performance. Etching after J. Callot.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Reference: 15848i