Too soon, maybe?
Lloyd Mills says sick jokes need context
28/04/2011 … ‘Did you hear the one about the Japanese prostitute who died in the tsunami recently? She got caught up in her fishnets.
2011 Opinions
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Thu 28 April 2011
Wed 27 April 2011
Ignorance is bliss
CK Goldiing renews his love of comedy
27/04/2011 … Last night, while watching Mock The Week on Dave, I noticed something different… very different.
Tue 26 April 2011
LA Stories
Barnaby Slater dips a toe in the Los Angeles open mic scene
26/04/2011 … I know the open mic game in London.
Mon 25 April 2011
Worshipping Dodd
John Fleming witnesses Knotty Ash's finest
25/04/2011 … Morecambe and Wise were not famous.
Sat 23 April 2011
Because comedy never takes a holiday
Chris Chopping writes... while he's supposed to be relaxing
23/04/2011 … I'm writing this on the last day of a week-long family holiday and what an idyllic week it's been! Cast adrift on a raft of rest and relaxation I've hardly bothered…
Thu 21 April 2011
Funny Women 'reacted like bullies'
21/04/2011 … The rebuttal Funny Women unleashed against critics of its £15 ‘pay-to-play’ entry fee – which has now been removed from its website due to the backlash…
Sitcoms are a highwire act
....but they're getting too safe, says Blake Anderson
21/04/2011 … The sitcom is one of the hardest things to write.
Mon 18 April 2011
Why I'm proud of my crap joke
18/04/2011 … A few months ago, I had an idea for a joke that I knew that some people wouldn't like.