Where's the satire?
Political comedy thrives under the Tories... except this time, says Chris Hallam
24/10/2012 … It is a truth almost universally acknowledged that political satire only tends to truly thrive under Tory Governments.
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Wed 24 October 2012
Mon 22 October 2012
Laying down the law
Jenny Afia's expert guide to what you can and can't say online
22/10/2012 … What do you get if you cross a comedian accused of racism, a tweet about airport terrorism and a man sent to prison for posting sick comments about a missing schoolgirl…
Sun 21 October 2012
Have I got views for you....
Alan Hazlie on the return of a perennial favourite
21/10/2012 … Have I Got News For You returned for its 44th series last week, opening with the middle-classes’ flavour of the month, Clare Balding, hosting and guests Graham…
Why comedy quit me
Dan Atkinson runs with a theme....
21/10/2012 … Until about a year ago, I was a your usual happy, horny, over-praised and under-fed working comedian.
Fri 19 October 2012
Why I'm NOT quitting comedy
Stuff the career, Don Biswas is just having fun
19/10/2012 … This is a response, in part, to the earlier Correspondents piece Why I’m Quitting ComedyMy name is Don Biswas, and I've been doing stand-up comedy for five and…
Thu 18 October 2012
Tue 16 October 2012
Don't blame us open spots... you created us!
Sean Hartnett hates the insecurities of established comics
16/10/2012 … Go to any open mic night half an hour early and you'll hear the same conversation playing out among comedians like Groundhog Day: That the bubble of stand-up is…
The screws on free speech are tightening
Liam Mullone on the laws that let the gut rule...
16/10/2012 … As a friend of reason and, I hope, Dave Cohen, my instinct on his perfectly well-reasoned Correspondents’ piece was to let it lie.