Laughing in the face of pain
Comedy builds up your tolerance
14/09/2011 … A good laugh helps you tolerate more pain, according to new research conducted at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Wed 14 September 2011
© Robbie Jack Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies
14/09/2011 … He might be 6ft 7in, but Stephen Merchant has long been in someone else’s shadow.
Tue 13 September 2011
Tony Hancock vs Peter Cook
Ian Hawkins on a changing of comedy generations
13/09/2011 … Comedy Nerd Pub Quiz: In which film did Peter Cook appear with Tony Hancock?Answer: The Wrong Box, directed by Bryan Forbes and released in 1966.
Comedy Rules, by Jonathan Lynn
13/09/2011 … For a man who was half-responsible for Sir Humphrey Appleby’s elaborately long-winded obfuscations in Yes Minister, Jonathan Lynn’s combination of memoir and…
Cooper coup
C4 to screen unseen Tommy footage
13/09/2011 … Previously unseen footage of Tommy Cooper is to be screened in a new Channel 4 documentary.
New film from Inbetweeners creators
13/09/2011 … Inbetweeners creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley have started work on their next comedy film, to be called Mortal.
Good feud guide
Frank Skinner writes radio comedy about quarrelling couple
13/09/2011 … Frank Skinner has written a new comedy-drama for Radio 4, based on a bickering couple .