Why puns are a real turn-off
...at least if you're a politician on Twitter
17/06/2020 … Politicians who want to show off their sense of humour should avoid puns, researchers have found.
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Wed 17 June 2020
Beano crowns Britain's funniest family
17/06/2020 … The Miller family from Ipswich has been named Britain’s Funniest Family by the Beano.
30 Rock cast to reunite
...but it won't quite be a normal episode
17/06/2020 … 30 Rock is to return, seven years after it went off the air.
Tue 16 June 2020
Fawlty's back! But with a minor disclaimer
16/06/2020 … The controversial episode of Fawlty Towers has been restored to on-demand TV, with its strong racist language intact.
£1.25m lifeline for the Edinburgh Fringe
Loans and grants for the charity behind the festival
16/06/2020 … The Edinburgh Fringe has received a £1.
© Anna Soderblom Jonny and the Baptists to tour, without touring
Series of gigs with venues around the UK
16/06/2020 … Musical comedy duo Jonny and the Baptists have announced a new tour, without hitting the road.
© BBC Covid won't stop Fleabag winning awards...
Another accolade from Canadian festival
16/06/2020 … Fleabag has another international TV award to add to its collection, after being named best English-language comedy at the Banff World Media Festival.
Mon 15 June 2020
C4 to examine civil rights era comedy
Part of a series of shorts in response to Black Lives Matter
15/06/2020 … Channel 4 is to air a short film about comedy sketches from the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s.