Why Bottom should be top
Alex Newsome on an underappreciated sitcom
14/01/2013 … All too often when considering the truly great sitcoms, comedy fans overlook one that has never been granted the respect it deserved: Bottom, the Rik Mayall and…
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Mon 14 January 2013
Fri 11 January 2013
How could anyone enjoy Mrs Brown's Boys?
Dave Cohen tries to understand
11/01/2013 … When the first series of Mrs Brown’s Boys aired on BBC1 in 2011, I disliked it on more levels than any comedy programme I’ve ever seen.
Tue 08 January 2013
It's tough down South
Comic Donny Donkins muses on his move to London
08/01/2013 … Six months ago I decided that to further my comedy career, I needed to move to the capital.
Mon 07 January 2013
The bitter agony of watching friends succeed
Ian Hawkins attempts to end resentment
07/01/2013 … 'Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
Fri 04 January 2013
You can’t say Nazis on Sky
Andrew Watts on his run-in with The Man
04/01/2013 … In James Billington's recent Correspondents article, he wrote about being kicked off stage for what the sound guy decided was a racist joke.
Wed 02 January 2013
Confessions of a comedy time-waster
02/01/2013 … It has been around seven years since I last took to the stage at a comedy night of any description.
Tue 01 January 2013
Sitcoms in a different class
Steve Bennett on the festive comedy hits
01/01/2013 … I’m looking a the ratings chart of the top 100 most-watched shows for the first week in December.