Great comedy poems
07/10/2021 … Ten classic comedy poems to mark National Poetry Day… 1.
2021 Archives
Thu 07 October 2021
Live dates for Something Rhymes With Purple
Gyles Brandreth and Susie Dent's podcast hits the road
07/10/2021 … Something Rhymes With Purple, the podcast in which Gyles Brandreth and Countdown’s dictionary maven Susie Dent examine the origin of words and phrases, has…
© Tiger Aspect/BBC James Acaster and Lou Sanders join Lazy Susan sketch show
Part of a big cast of familiar comedy names
07/10/2021 … A host of comedy names including James Acaster, Lou Sanders and Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe have joined the cast of the new BBC sketch show Lazy Susan.
© James Gilham Katherine Ryan: I'm sorry for slut-shaming
Comic tracked down women after her partner cheated on her
07/10/2021 … Katherine Ryan has revealed that when a former partner repeatedly cheated on her she tracked down the women involved and ‘slut-shamed’ them.
© UKTV Meet The Richardsons scoops Broadcast Award
Christmas special named best comedy show
07/10/2021 … The Christmas edition of Meet The Richardson was named best comedy programme at the Broadcast Digital Awards last night.
Wed 06 October 2021
© Netflix Dave Chappelle: The Closer
Review of his latest Netflix special
06/10/2021 … In what he says will be his last stand-up special for a while, Dave Chappelle reveals he has spent 16 years being accused of transphobia.
Geoff Norcott to make his Have I Got News For You debut
...as he extends his stand-up tour
06/10/2021 … Geoff Norcott is to make his debut on Have I Got News For You next week.
Tarot: Soundbleed
Review of Radio 4's new sketch comedy series
06/10/2021 … Radio 4 made much of the sound design of the new sketch show from Tarot, boasting of its ‘richly soundscaped’ production.