'Would a man be asked this?'
Julia Davis says there's sexism in the way her comedy is received
21/10/2018 … Julia Davis says there’s sexism at work in the way her comedy is received.
Sun 21 October 2018
She's another dark, twisted, ambitious, predatory, amoral woman... just like me
Julia Davis on her new Sky comedy Sally4Ever
21/10/2018 … Julia Davis’s new comedy, Sally4Ever starts on Sky Atlantic this week, about a too-nice woman called Sally, played by Catherine Shepherd, who can’t say…
Sat 20 October 2018
© BBC Seann Walsh quicksteps into Strictly's danger zone
Judges mark down comic's 'messy' dance
20/10/2018 … He may have survived tabloid scandal, but Seann Walsh's future on Strictly Come Dancing now looks tenuous - because of his dancing.
Rob Beckett joins Children In Need presenting team
Comic will co-host alongside Graham Norton and others
20/10/2018 … Rob Beckett has joined the presenting team for Children in Need The comic will front the BBC One fundraiser alongside Graham Norton, Tess Daly, Mel Giedroyc,…
Jurassic larks
Dinosaur-themed podcst leads the week's comedy on demand
20/10/2018 … This week’s comedy on demand.
Fri 19 October 2018
© Chatham House/CC BY-SA 2.0 Why did Facebook hire Nick Clegg?
19/10/2018 … Tweets of the week Initially popular with the young but now no longer trusted, Facebook appoints Nick Clegg.
ITV's bid for gender equality in comedy writing
Department head launches new initiative
19/10/2018 … ITV has set itself a target to have an equal number of male and female writers across its comedy shows.
Forget Golden Grahams, try Golden Girls cereal
...it's even been given a blue rinse!
19/10/2018 … The Golden Girls now have their own breakfast cereal – and it’s flying off the shelves.