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Chris Wenn

Chris Wenn has written 3 posts for A New Leaf Media
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Trevor Major is…Throbbie Millions

By Chris Wenn ⋅ May 5, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

What I’ll loosely term ‘humour’ in Trevor Major is…Throbbie Millions is largely derived from the Throbbie Millions character (a cunningly disguised parody of the real Robbie Williams) being an up-himself talentless shit. Technically, it uses the time-honoured tradition of turning pop songs into parodies by turning keywords and phrases into scatological and sexual references, with [...]

Family Ties

By Chris Wenn ⋅ May 5, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Despite a 30 second snatch of the theme music and the name, Family Ties has nothing to do with the late and unlamented sitcom. Instead, it’s an assured, confident and funny exploration of how our family lives shape us. Many comedians use their wacky families as material for stand-up, but Family Ties is refreshing for [...]

Goddess Wanted: Must Provide Own Pedestal

By Chris Wenn ⋅ April 27, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I was mentally prepared to cut Goddess Wanted: Must Provide Own Pedestal a break. There’s always a moment in an out of the way show that gives them a fair review, a genuinely funny moment that you can use to salvage something from a show you can muster no enthusiasm for. But when you’re begging [...]

 

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