Mon 26 July 2010
Held: The man who threatened South Park
Terror charges for Muslim firebrand
26/07/2010 … The man who threatened South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone over their controversial Mohammed episode has been arrested.
Office merger
Gervais and Carell unite for charity gig
26/07/2010 … Ricky Gervais is to appear in a New York charity gig alongside his American Office counterpart Steve Carell.
What can we learn from comedy?
Alan Driscoll ponders the science of stand-up
26/07/2010 … EB White once said words to the effect of: ‘Analysing comedy is like dissecting a frog.
Sun 25 July 2010
Stewart Lee: Alternative Comedian
Exclusive first extract from Lee's new book How I Escaped My Certain Fate
25/07/2010 … Hint: For the footnotes, hover over the paragraphs marked with a *I never wanted to be a comedian.
How to be happy
Diane Spencer's picked up some tips for comedians
25/07/2010 … I’ve just been reading The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt, an analysis of Eastern and Western religious ideas, ancient wisdom and modern philosophies which…