2010 Archives
Wed 07 July 2010
It's not about class, it's about politics
Bethany Black on the 'old' vs 'new' debate
07/07/2010 … Is modern comedy bigoted against the working class, or is it that modern tastes are more progressive?It’s an old argument that keeps getting dragged up by the…
Tue 06 July 2010
Learn comedy – on the NHS
Stand-up courses to 'aid mental health'
06/07/2010 … They say laughter is the best medicine – and now the NHS is offering courses in stand-up comedy.
Oi! That's my name
Comic in a case of the two Ronnies
06/07/2010 … A stand-up comic is facing legal action after inadvertently naming a comedy character after a funk organist.
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06/07/2010 … AL MURRAY is to host a comedy and music event at London's Royal Festival Hall on July 27, featuring Madness, Jason Manford, Plan B and Rob Deering in aid of War…
Comedy's bigoted against the working class
It's a university-educated closed shop, claims Chris McGlade
06/07/2010 … When I was growing up, working class comedians with broad appeal ruled.