Tag Archives: dwarfism

Open letter to the BBC and Comic Relief!

Dear Comic Relief, You let me down tonight! Why?! Because I have dwarfism! It might surprise you to know but I was still a dwarf when I was a child. I was bullied then as I am bullied now by … Continue reading

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Our trip to ‘Kiruna’ and news about our stand-up show

Gareth and I got married September 2012. After Gareth Berliner, proposed to me (Kiruna) in Berlin we always said part of our honeymoon would be to visit my namesake, Kiruna a town in Sweden… So here’s some video highlights from … Continue reading

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Life’s Too Short Eps

Hi All, I am back home in Sydney and very excited because my episodes of Life’s Too Short begin this week If you haven’t seen enough of me on Aussie telly, come and see Variant, it is a contemporary dance … Continue reading

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A Little Commitment

We have had our week long journey (in front of a crowd) researching, developing and workshopping material… Here’s a clip from some of our earlier experiments towards a finished show. Gareth Berliner and Kiruna Stamell

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Great news regarding Life’s Too Short

From Mentorinternational… An Idiot Abroad 2 which stars Karl Pilkington with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, has followed the success of the first series and has already sold in 62 territories. Following its huge ratings on Sky 1HD, Mentorn International … Continue reading

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Recommend great article… good reading regarding dwarfism and media representation

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/apr/06/mark-povinelli-mirror-mirror-dwarfism?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9037&#start-of-comments Wonderful article and interview with Mark Povinelli.

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Wall Street Journal

I’ll be performing tonight in Sydney with Gareth Berliner at The Laugh Garage, then off to the Phat Cave at the Metro. Oh, yes… also have a read of this lovely article from the Wall Street Journal… I get a … Continue reading

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My Life’s Too Short – Debut (Tomorrow)

I feel compelled to write a blog about tomorrow night. My character, Amy will be making her appearance in Life’s Too Short and I am really excited. Not only because I proud to be part of Life’s Too Short (LTS) … Continue reading

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Lost Happy Endings Reviewed in the Birmingham Mail

Birmingham Mail Review (click here)

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

I began writing a reply to a comment to my earlier blog post, ‘Why are Dwarfs Funny?’ where I highlighted my concerns about the rumoured Channel 4 show, ‘Seven Dwarves’, a fly on the wall doco about 7 Little People … Continue reading

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