TV comedy to revisit stand-up's golden era
13/01/2016 … A new TV comedy is to be based around the burgeoning 1970s Los Angeles stand-up scene.
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Robert Newman: The Brain Show
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Thetare
12/01/2016 … He is dressed as he should be – as if he's about to deliver a lecture to the Royal Institution, in tweed jacket, smart waistcoat and bow tie, which he occasionally…
2.9m see Tracey Ullman's return
But sketch show divides critics
12/01/2016 … Tracey Ullman's return to British TV proved a ratings success last night.
Elly's on the telly
DeGeneres's talk show finds a UK home
12/01/2016 … Ellen DeGeneres’s US talk show is coming to the UK.
This research into sarcasm is really important
Older people don't get the joke
12/01/2016 … Older people are not as good at getting sarcastic jokes, because they take the statements too literally.
Edinburgh Fringe gets a new chief executive
Shona McCarthy takes over in March
12/01/2016 … Shona McCarthy has been appointed chief executive of the Edinburgh Fringe.
The Big Bang Query
Neil Delamere to host new comedy-science quiz
12/01/2016 … Irish comedian Neil Delamere is to host a new comedy-science panel show.