Yes, you can talk about race
But do it properly, says Caimh McDonnell
18/03/2011 … Warning: The following words are written by an edgy comedian – prepare to have your mind shredded by burning hot bullets of truthiness that you will almost certainly…
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Fri 18 March 2011
Thu 17 March 2011
What ruined the sitcom?
Single-camera shoots and mockumentaries, argues Marc Blake
17/03/2011 … Here we go again with two new sitcoms.
Mon 14 March 2011
THIS is why no one talks about race...
Norman Cho on the backlash awaiting contentious comics
14/03/2011 … I read Paul Ricketts' recent Correspondents article about discussing race in comedy with considerable interest.
Don't turn into Keith Chegwin!
Dave Cohen suggests that stand-ups should learn to feckin' write...
14/03/2011 … Stand-up comedy is probably the country’s fastest growth industry – maybe the only growth job at the moment apart from bailiff, census taker and unemployment…
Fri 11 March 2011
How Twitter changed my life
@jacques_aih turned comedy writer, through the power of social media
11/03/2011 … I’m writing this on my PC at work while my boss’s presence looms over the department like a pinstriped wring-wraith.
Thu 10 March 2011
The cost of comedy
Geraint Dafydd Evans on sacrificing everything for that elusive 'five'
10/03/2011 … There is one thing that I did not expect when I started doing comedy, the complete shift in my priorities.
Tue 08 March 2011
Let's not shy away from jokes about race
The 'black stuff' is good for us all, says Paul Ricketts
08/03/2011 … Three weeks ago I was standing in the wings waiting to be brought on at a gig in Newcastle.
Thu 03 March 2011
Shoddy gigs are killing comedy
James Cook on Birmingham's stand-up scene
03/03/2011 … I've been involved with the Birmingham comedy scene for 11 years now.