Wasn't comedy better when it said something?
Alex Blower thinks stand-up's gone backwards
02/07/2013 … Airing on Channel 4 in the Eighties, Friday Night Live brought groundbreaking alternative comedy performance to living rooms across the nation.
Tue 02 July 2013
© BBC/Fremantle Productions Strong stuff
Count Arthur creator Steve Delaney on his new BBC Two sitcom
02/07/2013 … After a seven hit radio series, and a successful cult career on the Edinburgh Fringe, Count Arthur Strong is coming to TV, with a BBC Two series due to start on…
Mon 01 July 2013
Why we used Kickstarter
Bob Slayer explains why he crowdfunded Phil Kay's book
01/07/2013 … ‘You love Phil Kay, you do.
Watchdogs clear Atkinson sketch
Comic Relief did not break rules
01/07/2013 … Watchdogs have cleared the BBC for airing a Comic Relief sketch in which Rowan Atkinson parodied the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Daily Telegraph Open Mic award
01/07/2013 … The award that once billed itself as Britain's largest comedy hunt - attracting around 1,000 entrants a year - ran from 1994 to 2002, until sponsorship ran out.
City Life Comedian Of The Year
01/07/2013 … The North West's leading comedy competition was organised by Manchester's now-defunct weekly listings guide.