Forget the Funky Gibbon: how musical comedy went from square to hip
Brian Logan
Novelty singles gave this art form a bad rap but acts such as Flight of the Conchords and Frisky and Mannish have brought it countercultural cachet
October 2012
Theatre blog
What cabaret can teach traditional theatre
Lyn Gardner: It may have become a term of abuse on The X Factor, but as cabaret goes from strength to strength it's attracting some of our brightest talent
August 2012
Amnesty's secret comedy podcast
Amnesty's Secret Comedy Podcast - episode six
Tiffany Stevenson is at the wheel of the Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast today, steering us on an unstoppable ride through mashed up pop, stand up and juicy secrets
July 2011
Frisky and Mannish: 'It's hard making pop music funnier than it already is'
Offbeat cabaret duo Frisky and Mannish tell Tom Lamont about their singular act and their love of pop
May 2011
Frisky and Mannish – review
The karaoke-cabaret act Frisky and Mannish have their hearts as much in the singing as the sendup, writes Brian Logan
April 2011
Theatre blog
Where are comedy's male-female double acts?
Brian Logan: From Flight of the Conchords to French and Saunders, single-sex double acts are everywhere – but Frisky and Mannish show that more should cross the gender divide
September 2010
Cardiff
Cardiff today: Frisky & Mannish, Rec meeting, and Gillan's music gaffe
A round up of local news and events from across Cardiff with the help of news outlets and the blogosphere
