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Short Film Review: The Jillon

Harry Hill’s humour is rooted in nudge-wink end of the pier jokes and dark surrealism, so I was delighted to see that he’d created a short film, ‘The Jillon’, directed by Arthur Studholme. It’s everything you expected and a pinch of what you didn’t. It’s completely bonkers, but a shade darker than we’re used to…

RuPaul’s Drag Race Series 8 Finale

Beautiful in and out of drag, Flesh took the crown. Personally, Naya Thorn would have been my first choice, but Flesh is undoubtedly a worthy winner. She’s a talented queen: witty, humble, not afraid to laugh at herself, and not one for getting involved in the squabbles. So I’m pleased for Flesh, whose real name…

That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore

It is not often that I comment on court cases. But the Russell Brand trial seems significant, because he’s been a huge cultural phenomenon in the UK for years, and to witness his downfall has been both fascinating and horrible in equal measure. Despite several weeks of the trial, he was found guilty on November…

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