But Is It Funny?
Starstruck, On Criticism, Phat Tuesdays
Episode notes
Jamal Khadar hosts, with Suchandrika Chakarabarti and special guest Emma Sullivan. Topics include:
- Starstruck (BBC) - episode two of Rose Matafeo's sitcom
- Further reflections on the role of criticism
- Phat Tuesdays - docuseries on the history of Guy Torry's all-black comedy night in 1990s LA
LINKS
- New Yorker critic newsletter
- Ebert reviews of Tarkovsky's Solaris and reconsidered; and of 2002 Soderbergh version
- George Saunders newsletter on Substack