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The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
17/06/2018 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Sun 17 June 2018
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Jason Manford plays Catchphrase
Rob Beckett and Adrian Edmondson also in celebrity specials
17/06/2018 … Jason Manford, Rob Beckett, Ruth Jones and Adrian Edmondson are to take part in celebrity editions of Catchphrase.
Quiz the BBC's comedy chief
17/06/2018 … BBC comedy chief Shane Allen is to give tips on how to break into the industry at a free session this week.
Fin Taylor plays feminist bingo
In his latest Comedy Central short
17/06/2018 … Fin Taylor ticks of feminist cliches in the latest episode of Bullshit Bingo.
Sat 16 June 2018
© BBC There's bias among our writers, admits BBC satirist
Dead Ringers 'does more anti-Brexit jokes'
16/06/2018 … The script editor of Radio 4’s Dead Ringers has admitted there may be an inherent anti-Brexit bias in the satirical show.
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…
© 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.