A class act
Steve Gribbin on class in comedy
18/03/2010 … It’s December 2002 and I’m taking part in the BBC Radio 4 programme Loose Ends.
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Thu 18 March 2010
Wed 17 March 2010
The show must go on.. and on... and on...
Dillie Keane on 27 years of Fascinating Aïda
17/03/2010 … Many years ago, we were doing a radio interview for Fascinating Aïda’s run at the Edinburgh Festival.
Thu 11 March 2010
Mid-life crisis? Ooh no, not me
Dave Cohen on his return to performing
11/03/2010 … There are two ways for an ageing comic from the 80s and 90s to return to performing.
Mon 08 March 2010
6 Music axe: What does it mean for comedy?
08/03/2010 … The BBC’s plan to axe 6 Music has caused widespread uproar and more wailing and gnashing of teeth than an Old Testament omnibus.
Thu 04 March 2010
Keeping it clean: comedy's last taboo
Chris Brooker says comics can learn from keeping it PG
04/03/2010 … rnA challenge for you.
Thu 25 February 2010
Where did all the political comedians go?
Nelson David mourns their passing...
25/02/2010 … I’ve often wondered why many younger generation comedians seem less politically and philosophically engaged with the world around them than their predecessors…
Wed 24 February 2010
Did Father Ted give studio sitcoms the last rites?
Liam Mullan on the state of TV comedy
24/02/2010 … In his recent Correspondents contribution, Dave Cohen launched a pre-emptive strike against the ‘death of the audience sitcom’ becoming an accepted fact.
Mon 22 February 2010
75 gigs... and nine lessons leaned
Norman Cho shares the tips he wsh he'd known when he started comedy
22/02/2010 … What I wished I knew when I started doing comedy.