Podcasts are bad for stand-up
04/07/2023 … As much as I used to love podcasts, I think the over-saturation of comedian’s podcasts in the past few years has been bad for stand-up comedy as an artform.
2023 Archives
Tue 04 July 2023
What was Desmond's surname in Desmond's?
04/07/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Amy Webber named 'next top bingo caller'
04/07/2023 … Musical comedian Amy Webber has been named Britain’s next top bingo caller.
Jill Scott joins A League Of Their Own
A mini Angel Of The North marks Lioness's new job as team captain
04/07/2023 … Jill Scott has been named as the new team captain on Sky’s sports-based panel show A League Of Their Own.
Channel 4 acquires Abbott Elementary
Acclaimed school comedy part of a major new content deal
04/07/2023 … Acclaimed US comedy Abbott Elementary is to be streamed for free on Channel 4’s platform from later this year.
© Andy Hollingworth Julian Clary announces a 2024 tour
The Western-themed A Fistful Of Clary
04/07/2023 … Julian Clary has announced a major tour for 2024.
© BBC How 'Allo 'Allo explains Brexit
Listen very carefully, an academic will explain zis only once...
04/07/2023 … Sitcoms such as 'Allo 'Allo, Dad’s Army and Fawlty Towers could explain Brexit, an academic has claimed.
Mon 03 July 2023
Rosie Jones faces backlash for offensive slur in her film's title
Comic admits 'a lot of people will find this word very shocking and upsetting'
03/07/2023 … Several contributors have dropped out of Rosie Jones’ Channel 4 documentary because of an offensive slur in the title.