Omid Djalili: I was cut from Notting Hill for being too brown
Comic reveals how romcom was whitewashed
08/09/2022 … Omid Djalili has revealed he was cut from Notting Hill for being ‘too brown’.
2022 Archives
Thu 08 September 2022
Our new Prime Minister's acceptance speech
Parody from comic Nerine Skinner
08/09/2022 … Comic Nerine Skinner has mocked Liz Truss’s first speech as Prime Minister, parodying her repeated promises to ‘deliver’ on vague promises.
US comic David A. Arnold dies at 54
Stand-up and writer had two Netflix specials
08/09/2022 … American comedian David A.
© Steve Eason/CC BY-SA 2.0 Mick Lynch to appear on Have I Got News For You?
Rail union chief to appear opposite Roisin Conaty
08/09/2022 … Union boss Mick Lynch is to be a panellist on Have I Got News For You later this month, producers Hat Trick have announced.
Wed 07 September 2022
Talent hunt for disabled comedy writers
Producers seeking the neurodivergent, too
07/09/2022 … Producers piloting a half-hour sketch show have launched a talent search for comedy writers who are deaf, disabled or neurodivergent.
Tue 06 September 2022
Joe Lycett 'may not be the next booking we make'
But BBC boss denies comic's Kuenssberg appearance showed bias
06/09/2022 … BBC director-general Tim Davie said it was ‘bemusing’ that Joe Lycett was booked for Laura Kuenssberg’s political show on Sunday.
© BBC What was the name of Mrs Slocombe's pussy?
Try our quiz marking 50 years of Are You Being Served?
06/09/2022 … Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the first episode of Are You Being Served? Test your knowledge of the classic sitcom with our weekly multiple-choice trivia…
Rajiv Karia is reinventing hipsterism
06/09/2022 … Rajiv Karia explains the origins of his name as well as gentrification and living amongst hipsters in London.