© Sally-Anne Hayward/Twitter Green light for outdoor comedy gigs
Government gives the OK for al fresco shows from this weekend
10/07/2020 … Comedy gigs can officially take place outdoors from Saturday.
Fri 10 July 2020
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Disability need not be a punchline
Bethany Dawson and Tobias Soar call for a greater range of disabled characters in TV comedy
09/07/2020 … In British television comedy, disabled people are often the butt of cheap jokes: from the severely sight impaired Mr Magoo to the use of mental health problems for…
Boston square named after Barry Crimmins
Tribute to comic on what would have been his 67th birthday
09/07/2020 … A Boston square has been renamed in tribute to Barry Crimmins, the activist comedian who was so instrumental in shaping the US city’s comedy scheme.
Face mask rap battle
09/07/2020 … An anti-masker and someone who sees the public health benefits of covering your mouth take on each other in this rap battle.
The Simpsons named Britain's favourite TV family
As lockdown telly brings families together
09/07/2020 … The Simpsons are Britain’s favourite TV family, a new survey has revealed - pushing the Trotters from Only Fools and Horses into second place.
Wed 08 July 2020
In their own words, comedians describe the devastating impact of lockdown
How the whole industry has been battered
08/07/2020 … As part of its report into how Covid-19 has decimated the comedy industry, the Live Comedy Industry asked comedians and other professionals in the business how lockdown…
Comedy in crisis
Revealed: Full extent of how coronavirus has decimated the industry
08/07/2020 … The devastating effect of the coronavirus lockdown on the live comedy has been revealed in a major survey of the industry.
Bill Bailey writes a guide to happiness
08/07/2020 … Bill Bailey has written a new book about how to be happy.