{"id":29894,"date":"2015-12-08T13:06:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T13:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=29894"},"modified":"2015-12-08T13:06:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T13:06:26","slug":"humourus-comedy-zine-hits-the-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2015\/12\/08\/humourus-comedy-zine-hits-the-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"HumourUS comedy &#8216;zine hits the circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comedy is set to take centre stage with the launch of HumourUS magazine.<\/p>\n<p>For a city buzzing with local entertainment, the magazine aims to bring some unity to the diversity. Each issue looks at a different form of comedy; the first one being a tribute to alternative acts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take a look at HumourUS on ISSUU below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"issuuembed\" style=\"width: 525px;height: 373px\" data-configid=\"6765434\/31841255\"><\/div>\n<p>Readers can discover various aspects of comedy ranging from its dark realities to online amusement, and get to know the many faces of the city\u2019s funny circuit.<\/p>\n<p>HumourUS caters to all those with a passion for jokes and a good sense of humour.\u00a0The magazine has already received a positive response from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/2472442595\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cardiff Comedy<\/a>\u00a0and has its own personalised poem from stand-up comedian <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blurb.co.uk\/books\/6467300-32-poems?t=1442419394406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neil Davies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29926\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Neil-DaviesCMS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-29926 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Neil-DaviesCMS.jpg\" alt=\"comedy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Neil-DaviesCMS.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Neil-DaviesCMS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Neil-DaviesCMS-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Neil-DaviesCMS-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" 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University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Why\u00a0does a laugh a day keep the doctor away?<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Laughter.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29915 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Laughter.jpg\" alt=\"comedy\" width=\"480\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Laughter.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Laughter-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29915 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Laughter.jpg\" alt=\"comedy\" width=\"480\" 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