Dr Ellie Tomsett
@ellietomsett.bsky.social
Comedy academic. Author of Stand Up
Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms (2023), co-founder of Mixed Bill research network. Book reviews editor for Comedy Studies. Views/cats my own. She/her
Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms (2023), co-founder of Mixed Bill research network. Book reviews editor for Comedy Studies. Views/cats my own. She/her
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Whoop! Working Women on Screen: Paid Labour and Fourth Wave Feminism, edited by @poppywilde.bsky.social @nweidhase.bsky.social and I, won the Best Edited Volume award from @baftss.bsky.social for 2025. Huge congratulations to our contributing authors! 🎉 www.baftss.org/winners-pub-...
My article for Celebrity Studies has gone live - Exposing Russell Brand: navigating allegations of sexual misconduct and appealing to the manosphere. Open access so fill yer boots. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Exposing Russell Brand: navigating allegations of sexual misconduct and appealing to the manosphere
On 16 September 2023, Channel 4’s Russell Brand in Plain Sight: Dispatches aired allegations of the celebrity comedian’s sexual misconduct with women over the course of his career. The documentary,...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
My article for Celebrity Studies has gone live - Exposing Russell Brand: navigating allegations of sexual misconduct and appealing to the manosphere. Open access so fill yer boots. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It’s out 4th Sept! With a chapter from me coauthored with Rosie White (a literal dream coauthor - who I fangirled at hard the first time we met) - our chapter is on (surprise) Stand-up and Gender. Proud to be amongst a stellar contribs list too.
September 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It’s out 4th Sept! With a chapter from me coauthored with Rosie White (a literal dream coauthor - who I fangirled at hard the first time we met) - our chapter is on (surprise) Stand-up and Gender. Proud to be amongst a stellar contribs list too.
Have a day off so thought on a whim ‘I feel like a Jurassic park film is out that might be fun’ - I am now in the very first screening of said film with the hardcore dinosaur fans. 😂
July 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Have a day off so thought on a whim ‘I feel like a Jurassic park film is out that might be fun’ - I am now in the very first screening of said film with the hardcore dinosaur fans. 😂
Really enjoyed The Ballad of Wallis Island - strong Withnail vibes.
June 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Really enjoyed The Ballad of Wallis Island - strong Withnail vibes.
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Join us for the @bcmcr.bsky.social conference "Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities" - 17-18 June, Parkside Building, Birmingham City University!
In-person fee: £30/£15. Online fee: £15.
Schedule, abstracts, and info here: bcmcr.org/event/cfp-tr...
#media #culture #research #transgression
In-person fee: £30/£15. Online fee: £15.
Schedule, abstracts, and info here: bcmcr.org/event/cfp-tr...
#media #culture #research #transgression
May 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Join us for the @bcmcr.bsky.social conference "Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities" - 17-18 June, Parkside Building, Birmingham City University!
In-person fee: £30/£15. Online fee: £15.
Schedule, abstracts, and info here: bcmcr.org/event/cfp-tr...
#media #culture #research #transgression
In-person fee: £30/£15. Online fee: £15.
Schedule, abstracts, and info here: bcmcr.org/event/cfp-tr...
#media #culture #research #transgression
Microsoft Forms formatting is sending me over the edge….. I’m not even using a picture 😭
a woman standing in front of a fireplace with the caption moving a photo in microsoft word on it
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media.tenor.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Microsoft Forms formatting is sending me over the edge….. I’m not even using a picture 😭
Reposted by Dr Ellie Tomsett
Attacking the rights of a marginalised group isn’t a win for feminism.
Demanding that women be defined by our biology isn't a win for feminism.
The people driving this are not acting in the interests of women. They're taking us all backwards and ushering in the far right.
Demanding that women be defined by our biology isn't a win for feminism.
The people driving this are not acting in the interests of women. They're taking us all backwards and ushering in the far right.
April 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Attacking the rights of a marginalised group isn’t a win for feminism.
Demanding that women be defined by our biology isn't a win for feminism.
The people driving this are not acting in the interests of women. They're taking us all backwards and ushering in the far right.
Demanding that women be defined by our biology isn't a win for feminism.
The people driving this are not acting in the interests of women. They're taking us all backwards and ushering in the far right.
Whoop! Working Women on Screen: Paid Labour and Fourth Wave Feminism, edited by @poppywilde.bsky.social @nweidhase.bsky.social and I, won the Best Edited Volume award from @baftss.bsky.social for 2025. Huge congratulations to our contributing authors! 🎉 www.baftss.org/winners-pub-...
April 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Whoop! Working Women on Screen: Paid Labour and Fourth Wave Feminism, edited by @poppywilde.bsky.social @nweidhase.bsky.social and I, won the Best Edited Volume award from @baftss.bsky.social for 2025. Huge congratulations to our contributing authors! 🎉 www.baftss.org/winners-pub-...
Reposted by Dr Ellie Tomsett
🌟 New Report Alert 🌟
The Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity's 2025 report on post-production sound workforce in the UK is now out!
The report is authored by @emmabuttsound.bsky.social, @ellietomsett.bsky.social
Read the full report here:
bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/csu2025...
The Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity's 2025 report on post-production sound workforce in the UK is now out!
The report is authored by @emmabuttsound.bsky.social, @ellietomsett.bsky.social
Read the full report here:
bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/csu2025...
bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net
April 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🌟 New Report Alert 🌟
The Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity's 2025 report on post-production sound workforce in the UK is now out!
The report is authored by @emmabuttsound.bsky.social, @ellietomsett.bsky.social
Read the full report here:
bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/csu2025...
The Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity's 2025 report on post-production sound workforce in the UK is now out!
The report is authored by @emmabuttsound.bsky.social, @ellietomsett.bsky.social
Read the full report here:
bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/csu2025...
In the weekly game of ‘don’t wake the baby at 5am when leaving for work’ I have been defeated, sabotaged by one of the cats. Good luck to my partner with the fall out. 😬
March 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
In the weekly game of ‘don’t wake the baby at 5am when leaving for work’ I have been defeated, sabotaged by one of the cats. Good luck to my partner with the fall out. 😬
Super excited that our edited collection Working Women on Screen has been shortlisted for the BAFTSS Best Edited Collection award. A testament to all our excellent contributing authors and the Poppy/Nathalie/ Ellie editing squad. www.baftss.org/contenders-p...
Contenders: Publication Awards 2025
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www.baftss.org
March 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Super excited that our edited collection Working Women on Screen has been shortlisted for the BAFTSS Best Edited Collection award. A testament to all our excellent contributing authors and the Poppy/Nathalie/ Ellie editing squad. www.baftss.org/contenders-p...
Registration now open for Mixed Bill’s Comedy and Racial Justice Conference. 22/23 April Manchester Metropolitan University. Excellent programme and options to join online too for international colleagues. mixedbill.wordpress.com/2025-comedy-...
2025 Comedy and Racial Justice
CFP: Comedy and Racial Justice, 22-23 April 2025, Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) Mixed Bill and Manchester Metropolitan University’s Centre for Migration and Postcolonial Studies This conf…
mixedbill.wordpress.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Registration now open for Mixed Bill’s Comedy and Racial Justice Conference. 22/23 April Manchester Metropolitan University. Excellent programme and options to join online too for international colleagues. mixedbill.wordpress.com/2025-comedy-...
The paperback of Stand Up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms is now out! Someone sent me a picture of one in the wild which was great to see! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/standup-c...
Stand-up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms
What are the barriers to women's participation in live comedy, and how are these barriers maintained in the digital era?In this book, Ellie Tomsett considers ho…
www.bloomsbury.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The paperback of Stand Up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms is now out! Someone sent me a picture of one in the wild which was great to see! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/standup-c...
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Oh no! Was their intellectual property used without their consent?????
www.ft.com/content/a0df...
www.ft.com/content/a0df...
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
www.ft.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Oh no! Was their intellectual property used without their consent?????
www.ft.com/content/a0df...
www.ft.com/content/a0df...
Get that out of office on. Special thank you to whoever decided that we no longer need a reading week for the gift of exhaustion in 2024.
a penguin wearing a top hat and carrying a briefcase says `` i 'm out of here ! ''
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media.tenor.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Get that out of office on. Special thank you to whoever decided that we no longer need a reading week for the gift of exhaustion in 2024.
Guy being the definition of mixed messages on the 5.30am bus this morning….. hi-vis jacket and camouflage trousers.
December 9, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Guy being the definition of mixed messages on the 5.30am bus this morning….. hi-vis jacket and camouflage trousers.
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I loved investigating the challenges of BSL interpreting for live comedy, theatre and music for Time Out. From tricky and frozen language (imagine signing Shakespeare) and timing punchlines to post-MeToo agency, it’s a fascinating area.
www.timeout.com/uk/city-life...
www.timeout.com/uk/city-life...
‘I had to dip my hands in ice, they hurt so much’: inside the blossoming BSL events industry
Demand for British Sign Language interpreting in live arts is on the up
www.timeout.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:48 PM
I loved investigating the challenges of BSL interpreting for live comedy, theatre and music for Time Out. From tricky and frozen language (imagine signing Shakespeare) and timing punchlines to post-MeToo agency, it’s a fascinating area.
www.timeout.com/uk/city-life...
www.timeout.com/uk/city-life...
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London people: I'll be talking about my new book 'Reclaiming Female Authorship in UK Television Comedy' at the BFI Library on Monday the 2nd of December, 18:30 🎭 Link to buy a ticket below!
Buy cinema tickets for New Writings: Reclaiming Female Authorship in UK TV Comedy with Laura Minor | BFI Southbank
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November 26, 2024 at 4:43 PM
London people: I'll be talking about my new book 'Reclaiming Female Authorship in UK Television Comedy' at the BFI Library on Monday the 2nd of December, 18:30 🎭 Link to buy a ticket below!
Valerie - the absolute embodiment of the ‘I don’t wanna do the work today’ meme
November 26, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Valerie - the absolute embodiment of the ‘I don’t wanna do the work today’ meme
For anyone interested in the experiences of deaf people in the UK TV and film industry a research report conducted by Erika Jones and myself for the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity is out today. You can access it here - bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/unmuted...
bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net
November 21, 2024 at 4:29 PM
For anyone interested in the experiences of deaf people in the UK TV and film industry a research report conducted by Erika Jones and myself for the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity is out today. You can access it here - bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/unmuted...
A good excuse for my first post! Super happy to share a call for chapter abstracts for an edited collection on representations of adult children and their parents in TV comedy. Some excellent people on board already and we are looking for more. Take a look #comedystudies
November 19, 2024 at 2:34 PM
A good excuse for my first post! Super happy to share a call for chapter abstracts for an edited collection on representations of adult children and their parents in TV comedy. Some excellent people on board already and we are looking for more. Take a look #comedystudies