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The Guardian: 'Kids can smell fear': the standups who took over children's TV
The Guardian: 'Kids can smell fear': the standups who took over children's TV

Is performing for young audiences easier? Far from it say the comedians who do clubs at night and CBBC shows by day.

Young audiences respond instantly: they won’t sit and think about a joke or allow it to grow

Nick Mohammed

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The Times - Sheffield Girls’ pupils to learn comedy — so they’ll be taken seriously
The Times - Sheffield Girls’ pupils to learn comedy — so they’ll be taken seriously

Most schools have a class clown, but one headteacher is encouraging more pupils to play the fool.

Stand-up comedy lessons have been introduced at Sheffield Girls’ School to teach sixth-formers how to deal with hecklers and silence and could help girls to cope with job interviews, negotiate at work and give them the confidence to ask for a pay rise.

The comedy club is an alternative to debating societies, developing similar skills among those put off by formal rhetoric and argument.

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