Sally Phillips to host My Favourite Sketch for Gold
Guests to plunder the archives for their top skits
23/05/2018 … Sally Phillps is to host a new archive series for Gold in which comedians pick their favourite sketches of all time.
Wed 23 May 2018
© BBC Revealed: Just how male-dominated TV comedy writing is
Barely one in ten shows penned by women
23/05/2018 … Just 11 per cent of TV comedy shows are written by women.
Tue 22 May 2018
Israel complains of 'anti-semitic' parody song
Dutch spoof highlighted Gaza killings
22/05/2018 … Israeli has complained that a parody of its Eurovision winning-song which highlighted the killing of Palestinians in Gaza was anti-semitic.
Police Cops In Space
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Brighton Fringe
22/05/2018 … The Pretend Men, the three-strong team behind the Police Cops franchise are adored by their fans.
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Rare Spike Milligan artwork up for auction
22/05/2018 … Two nudes painted by Spike Milligan are coming up for auction later this summer.
'Comedy's not for you gals'
Carol Burnett reveals the sexism she faced
22/05/2018 … Carol Burnett has spoken of how she was told comedy was a 'man's game' in her early career.