The history of comedy in four hours
David Mitchell's new R2 series
23/02/2013 … David Mitchell is to trace the evolution of British comedy in a four-part series for Radio 2.
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Fri 22 February 2013
Radio series for Cochrane and Tuck
22/02/2013 … Radio 4 has commissioned new comedy series from Alun Cochrane and Thom Tuck.
Movie review: The Look Of Love
Jay Richardson on Steve Coogan's latest release
22/02/2013 … ‘We’ve got dolphins pulling knickers off girls, what’s not to like?’ demands Steve Coogan at one point during The Look of Love, an affectionate biopic of…
Men thrash women in gag survey
98 per cent say blokes are better at jokes
22/02/2013 … The depth of sexism female comedians have to overcome has been revealed by a new survey.
Holy smoke! Billy tokes on the Bible
22/02/2013 … ‘Your average comedy audience – their lives are so horrible that they go crazy at weekends and they feel they haven’t had a good night out unless they’ve…
Lee Nelson creator to 'black up'
Simon Brodkin to play African preacher
22/02/2013 … Lee Nelson creator Simon Brodkin is to ‘black up’ for a character in his new series.