There's bias among our writers, admits BBC satirist
Dead Ringers 'does more anti-Brexit jokes'
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Porn fills the Royal Albert Hall
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A history of racist British comedians
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Sitcoms have 'lost their nerve' on grotesque characters
Sitcoms have ‘lost their nerve’ when it…
The secret formula behind most hit sitcoms
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Stewart Lee to tour his 1980s material
Stewart Lee is to perform his 1980s stand-up routine…
Eddie Izzard reads Great Expectations
Eddie Izzard has recorded a new audiobook version of the Charles Dickens classic Great…
Former agent sells her novel to TV
Former comedy agent Hannah Begbie has sold the TV rights to her first novel, Mother. Now…
Stewart Lee on dying at the Royal Albert Hall
Stewart Lee has spoken about dying on stage at the Albert Hall, his plans for…
Man,19, charged with comedian's rape and murder
A man has been charged with rape and murder after Australian comedian…
Mo Gilligan extends West End run
Mo Gilligan has extended his West End run this autumn for an extra week. His Coupla…
Comedians join Ricky Gervais's After Life
Diane Morgan and Kerry Godliman are to star alongside Ricky Gervais in his Netflix…
Features
Do some people take the Pub Landlord seriously? I really don't care
It’s the question that’s dogged Al Murray throughout his comedy career.…
Comedy's funniest outtakes...
Pat Cahill is playing Soho Theatre in London next weekend. Here he gives us his own…
What was the name of Rik Mayall's World Cup song?
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'He deliberately vomited in response to my music'
Wilson Dixon, the country singing alter-ego of Australian comedian Jess Griffin is…
Peter Stringfellow: The prankster's friend
Peter Stringfellow, who has died at the aged of 77, was a godsend to pranksters,…
'I'm not ambitious, I'm just happy to fade away'
The dark comedy Flowers, with its theme of how mental illness affects an unconventional…
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Opinion
Hey writers, let's create the next big audience sitcom
This weekend, comedy writer Dave Cohen gave the keynote speech at the Craft of Comedy festival in Llandudno. Here is an edited version of what he told the assembled…
How the comedy establishment can help working-class comedians
There has been plenty of discussion about the lack…
How to make the perfect World Cup anthem
When it comes to football there are two things England…
To mark 20 years to the day since the very first episode…
Other news
Jason Manford plays Catchphrase
Jason Manford, Rob Beckett, Ruth Jones and Adrian…
BBC comedy chief Shane Allen is to give tips on how…
SNL writer announces London run
Saturday Night Live staff writer Julio Torres has announced a run at London’s…
Paul McCartney does Carpool Karaoke
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Just For Laughs adds more comedians
Tig Notaro, Gina Yashere and Mae Martin have been added to the bill of the …
Mark Gatiss to investigate 'forgotten' painter John Minton
League Of Gentlemen star Mark Gatiss is to present a documentary about 20th century…
Dad's Army is to be commemorated with a blue plaque at the pub where cast and…
The Cornbury Festival in the Cotswolds has announced its comedy line-up. Its…
Punching Up
The secret behind THAT handshake
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Sounds like a recipe for disaster to us. A TV production…
Paddy McGuinness has arthritis at 44
Paddy McGuinness has revealed he has arthritis at the…
Will he get the shirt kicked out of him?
The creator of Scot Squad has vowed to wear an England…
Videos
Fin Taylor ticks of feminist cliches in the latest episode of Bullshit Bingo.
The comic went on a women's march and had a very awkward interview with a feminist librarian in the latest episode in his series of Comedy Central shorts.
On his bingo card is the word 'herstory', the gender pay gap, and 'a man who doesn't know what he's talking about'.
Fin Taylor plays feminist bingo
In his latest Comedy Central short
Victoria Beckham's 73 questions
Dave Gorman mashes up her Vogue interview
Harry and Chris: The World Cup Song
An attempt at some honesty as the tournament kicks…
Seann Walsh and Marek Larwood in 2:HRS
Trailer for new family movie