Stand Up and Sock It to Them Sister by Gwenno Dafydd

Stand Up and Sock It to Them Sister by Gwenno Dafydd

Stand up and Sock it To Them Sister is the result of twenty years of extensive research with interviews with over seventy five comics working world-wide from the pioneering Joan Rivers, Jo Brand, Jenny Eclair, Helen Lederer, to newcomers such as Nina Conti, Shazia Mirzah, and Amy Schumer.

Funny is Funny Joan Rivers

Gwenno Dafydd has been a professional broadcaster, singer and actress since 1980, when she began her performing career as a street singer in Belgium, soon after taking up a post as an au-pair in Brussels, after completing her Drama and Welsh Certificate in Education at Barry Teacher Training College.Since that time she has worked extensively in film, television, radio, theatre in education and cabaret. She has sung extensively in Belgium and several times in the United States including once in Los Angeles and four times in New York's world famous "Don't Tell Mama" piano bar. She has had numerous pieces of work and articles published, including a one-woman show about French chanteuse Edith Piaf, entitled No Regrets, and she has been touring her new show Passionate about Piaf extensively.She has had children's poetry published and wrote the script and lyrics for a children's musical Christmas show for BBC RadioCymru, called Santa on Strike? In addition, Gwenno Dafydd has written over 150 lyrics in both Welsh and English, with severalbeing recorded by Welsh artists including the new Saint David'sDay Anthem, which she both instigated and wrote the lyrics to.This book came about as part of her research for a Mastersdegree in Womens' Studies which she began in 1994. It has beena labour of love and a long and fascinating journey.She is married to Pol van Steelant who is a freelance projectmanager and who also runs Cardiff Cycle Tours and they have adaughter, Lowri, who is an artist.Gwenno loves to sing and travel but her other passion isrunning. She came reserve in the 400 meters Welsh SchoolChampionships and vowed that she would never give up on herdream of getting a Welsh vest, which she did, 37 years later at theage of 54.You've got to give it to this woman - she doesn't give upeasily!!!!!

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ISBN 13	9781910901557
ISBN 10	1910901555
Title	Stand Up and Sock It to Them Sister
Author	Gwenno Dafydd
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Parthian Books
Year published	2016-08-01
Number of pages	450
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