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Tue 01 December 2015
Mon 30 November 2015
© BBC Why bablesoc is funnier than turth
New research into nonsense comedy words
30/11/2015 … Nonsense words are funny because they 'violate our expectations' of language, according to a scientific study of blablesoc, flingam and whook.
NewTube
Comedy producer's next batch of online videos
30/11/2015 … Online video producers Turtle Canyon Comedy have announced a new batch of releases for the next few months.
Allah made us tour
Muslim comics return to UK for charity gigs
30/11/2015 … Muslim comedy outfit Allah Made Me Funny are to tour the UK again – to raise money for refugees.
Sun 29 November 2015
© BBC Sandi Toksvig: Death threats forced me into hiding
Comedian reveals the trauma of coming out
29/11/2015 … Sandi Toksvig has revealed that she got ‘quite a lot of death threats’ which forced her into hiding when she came out as gay.
Showstopper! doesn't stop
29/11/2015 … SHOWSTOPPER! The Improvised Musical will continue to play in London's West End after its original two-month run at the Apollo Theatre ended last night with an…
Sat 28 November 2015
Funnier than Del Boy falling through the bar...
28/11/2015 … The best comedy on demand.