© BBC Ellie White says TV execs just want to carbon-copy the hits
26/05/2020 … TV executives are hoping to replicate the groundbreaking success Fleabag … by slavishly copying the same format.
25/05/2020 … A tale about the transformative power of comedy, at least for the social misfits who perform it, Pretty Funny is the first young adult novel from kids’ author…
Two-thirds say comedians should allowed to cross the line
25/05/2020 … More than two-thirds of people think that comedians should be free to tell jokes, even if they cause offence.
Fans mark the life and work of Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy author Douglas Adams today
25/05/2020 … Today is Towel Day, when fans of Douglas Adams celebrate the life and work of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy around the world.
Jeremy Lion posts his first YouTube video in nine years
25/05/2020 … Struggling to home-educate children? Let Jeremy Lion come to your aid.
© BBC WorldWide/Andy Seymour Steve Coogan's alter-ego tops Gold's list
24/05/2020 … Alan Partridge has been named Britain's greatest comedy character.
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
24/05/2020 … The week's best comedy on TV and radio.
24/05/2020 … Improv comedy group The Noise Next Door and stand-up Mike Newall both scored four 'yeses' from the judges on Britain's Got Talent last night.
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