© BBC Skit implied Florence Nightingale was racist
30/09/2014 … The BBC has dropped a Horrible Histories sketch amid complaints it falsely portrayed Florence Nightingale as racist.
Fergus Craig shares his wisdom
30/09/2014 … In what the publisher themselves describes as 'the most important theatrical book of this or any other decade' Fergus Craig – the comedian behind the Twitter…
Jimmy Carr to narrate British remake
30/09/2014 … American TV series Drunk History – in which inebriated comics recount stories from the past – is to be remade for the UK, with Jimmy Carr as the narrator.
Kev Orkian chooses his Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites
30/09/2014 … National Lampoon's European VacationThe comedy was always really innocent, yet had a wonderful edge to it.
© Steve Ullathorne 30/09/2014 … HUGH DENNIS is joining the cast of Not Going Out.
30/09/2014 … Once upon a time, when ‘legend’ meant an a heroic story, not a bloke who vomits Jagermeister on a Tiger Tiger toilet attendant, and when ‘banter’ was playful…
Spencer Brown on the over-intellectualising of stand-up
29/09/2014 … OK - let’s get to it: comedy criticism is screwed.
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