Some facts about the Goon Show as it turns 70 today
28/05/2021 … The Goons joined forces in 1949 at a Westminster pub, Graftons, run by scriptwriter Jimmy Grafton, who was subsequently christened KOGVOS, or "Keeper of…
Thanks to Alasdair Beckett-King
28/05/2021 … Sure, Blade Runner is a brilliant film and an all-time sci-fi classic.
28/05/2021 … I hope this isn’t a sign of how slowly we’re opening up.
Katherine Ryan cleared over All That Glitters line
28/05/2021 … The BBC has rejected complaints about Katherine Ryan joking about the ‘confidence of straight white men’.
Big scheme for would-be writers
28/05/2021 … Sky has joined forces with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre to find and encourage new comedy writers.
28/05/2021 … It sounds like the sort of thing a trendy RE teacher would come up with.
Final push for more to help struggling industry
28/05/2021 … An anonymous backer yesterday gave £25,000 to the #SaveLiveComedy Fund to help comedians cope with the Covid lockdown.
© Sky UK Third series for Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard's Sky comedy
27/05/2021 … Sky’s parenting comedy Breeders has been renewed for a third series, the broadcaster announced tonight.
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