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Brand is also involved in comedy, performing stand-up sketches and writing books. Although he is decidedly British, Brand has found a niche in American pop culture...

Author: By Eleanor T. Regan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Brand and Hill Hit Boston Before 'Greek' | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

Before shows can even try to answer these greater questions, each group must garner attention, secure creative participation and, of course, raise money. The three shows face two main challenges in finding funding on campus: none is a stand-alone organization, and all find themselves unable to apply for Undergraduate Council grants due to their charitable status. These shows thus find themselves obligated to look beyond the obvious sources for financial support...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cultural Couture | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

Most talk show hosts cut their teeth on years of stand-up, so that’s the arena from which a lady-successor will most likely emerge. But as it is, when comedy clubs often adhere to an unspoken “one woman comic a night” rule, the successful comedienne is necessarily a perfect storm: attractive (but not too attractive!) with a masculine (but not too masculine!) sense of humor...

Author: By Molly O. Fitzpatrick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Female Talk Show Hosts Face Comedic Challenges | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...things stand, I wouldn’t be surprised if we put a woman in the White House before we put one behind the “Tonight Show” desk. Nevertheless, my vote is for Betty White, who has only gotten funnier since she briefly hosted an eponymous daytime show...

Author: By Molly O. Fitzpatrick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Female Talk Show Hosts Face Comedic Challenges | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...Politicians continue to justify the adventures in Iraq and in Afghanistan, where British troop levels now stand at 9,500, in terms of national security. Britain, it is said, must take the fight to the bad guys to keep its citizens safe. Yet as the list of rickety states and terror havens has continued to expand, defense spending has failed to keep pace even as equipment costs have spiraled upward. The prospect of lean times as Britain reins in its budget deficit has pitched army, navy and air force commanders into open turf wars. Lower down the ranks, the endemic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Defense of the Realm: Britain's Armed Forces Crisis | 4/19/2010 | See Source »

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