© Yuri_B/Pixabay We need more gallows humour to cope with the grim reality of Covid
Ben Heal makes a case for jokes in dubious taste
02/02/2021 … '75,000 died in the UK,' Frankie Boyle said on his TV review of 2020.
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Tue 02 February 2021
© Yuri_B/Pixabay Sun 24 January 2021
© zoetnet / Flickr Will the Edinburgh Fringe go ahead in 2021?
Maybe, but it's unlikely to be business as usual, says Steve Bennett
24/01/2021 … Will the Edinburgh Fringe go ahead this year? That is literally the £1billion question based on some economic analysis of the festival’s contribution…
Fri 22 January 2021
Sex and the DiverCITY
Beth Johnson on why the reboot needs to look beyond white wealthy heterosexual sex
22/01/2021 … When Sex and the City first aired in 1998, its depictions of female sexuality were frank, exciting and deliciously new.
Thu 07 January 2021
I feared becoming a comedian might undermine the image of disabled people
But Simon Minty says humour shows pride and confidence
07/01/2021 … I have funny bones in reality, as I have a disability that is muscular skeletal, so I have differently shaped bones.
Mon 28 December 2020
Let's show we don't all subscribe to the worst racist rhetoric of Brexit
Stewart Lee on his campaign to get to No 1 with Asian Dub Foundation
28/12/2020 … Move over Miley Cyrus and tell Ed Sheeran the news.
Mon 14 December 2020
Live comedy is decimated, careers cut short
BBC comedy chief Shane Allen on why the Corporation set up a Comedy Association
14/12/2020 … British comedy is one of our greatest cultural triumphs exported the world over; from Chaplin to Fleabag it’s something we’re exceptional at.
Sun 15 November 2020
They're the best, in my book
Next Up's boss with his pick of the Chortle Comedy Book Festival events
15/11/2020 … The Chortle Comedy Book Festival kicks off this afternoon, with 22 funny and fascinating sessions over the next eight days.
Wed 04 November 2020
I'm cancelling myself...
Dave Cohen accepts that 'political correctness' means sharing the opportunities
04/11/2020 … Last month, I wrote about the various stages of my career in an attempt to work out how much of my success was down to my own talent, and how much to the luck and…