A history of racist British comedians
16/06/2018 … This week's comedy on demand…Racist British ComediansAmerican journalist and humorist Harmon Leon delves into the shadier elements of British comedy's past with…
2018 Archives
Sat 16 June 2018
© BBC Sitcoms have 'lost their nerve' on grotesque characters
Writer's plea for more larger-than-life personalities
16/06/2018 … Sitcoms have ‘lost their nerve’ when it comes to putting larger-than-life characters on screen.
The secret formula behind most hit sitcoms
How characters fit four key archetypes
16/06/2018 … There’s a secret formula at the heart of almost every successful sitcom, aspiring comedy writers have been told.
Fri 15 June 2018
Stewart Lee to tour his 1980s material
As support for post-punk band The Nightingales
15/06/2018 … Stewart Lee is to perform his 1980s stand-up routine in support of post-punk band The Nightingales this autumn.
The secret behind THAT handshake
15/06/2018 … Tweets of the week It's rumoured that Trump plunged his own hands into a tank of angry bees prior to shaking Kim Jong Un's hand to make them appear adult-size.
Eddie Izzard reads Great Expectations
New audiobook version of Dickens classic
15/06/2018 … Eddie Izzard has recorded a new audiobook version of the Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations.
Victoria Beckham's 73 questions
Dave Gorman mashes up her Vogue interview
15/06/2018 … Victoria Beckham offers some very odd answers to Vogue's 73 Questions in this new mashup from Dave Gorman.
Stanley - A Man Of Variety
15/06/2018 … Stanley – Man Of Variety has been languishing on distributors’ shelves for more than three years, having been shot in 2015 and undergone two changes…