Out of the mouths of babes

Published Date: 27 July 2008 AT THE School of Comedy in west London, five teenagers are telling me why adults are so very easy to send up. "It's the fact they take themselves so seriously, even when they're doing ridiculous things," says 16-year-old Max Brown. "It's easy to make fun of the adult world," adds Ella Ainsworth, the oldest at 17, and everyone nods sagely. "I think our mums and dads have got used to the sight of us swearing on stage," pipes up 15-year-old Will Poulter, the ru This band of fresh-faced and foul-mouthed children make up what must be the first comedy show for adults performed by kids. It may sound like a school play with sweary words, but it's actually a sophisticated sketch show written by top comedy writer s in collaboration with this energetic bunch. In it they satirise ladies who lunch, Eastern... [read full story]