© Michael Prince The idea of creating something feel-good is never really an issue...
Sam Bain on writing Fresh Meat
17/10/2013 … Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong created both Peep Show and Fresh Meat.
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Thu 17 October 2013
© Michael Prince Wed 16 October 2013
'The Inbetweeners movie changed my life'
Q&A with Jessica Knappett, as her show Drifters comes to E4
16/10/2013 … Jessica Knappett, the former member of the Ladygarden sketch group, who played Neil’s love interest Lisa in the Inbetweeners movie, has just written and stars…
They taught me you can do what you like – as long as it's funny
Jarred Christmas chooses his comedy favourites
16/10/2013 … Eddie Murphy: DeliriousI first saw this when I was about 14 I think.
Thu 10 October 2013
Hitch a ride with us...
Win tickets to Hitchhikers Guide Live
10/10/2013 … The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show is back on tour – and we have ten pairs of tickets to give away.
Tue 08 October 2013
Why we need scapegoats like Frankie Boyle
Extract from A Good Bullet by Freddy Syborn
08/10/2013 … In his new book A Good Bullet, Freddy Syborn (co-writer of Jack Whitehall's sitcom Bad Education) looks at comedy and how jokes amuse us with thinks that otherwise…
Sun 29 September 2013
© Bill Green Why mathematicians make great comedy writers
Simon Singh with the creators of The Simpsons
29/09/2013 … As the 25th season of The Simpsons starts in the States tonight, Simon Singh – author of The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets – explores the mystery of…
Fri 27 September 2013
'It changed my life forever and I've ski-doo'd that breathful trail ever since'
Tony Law chooses his comedy favourites
27/09/2013 … Sean LockI like to be surprised.
Thu 26 September 2013
As my first gig approached, the sound plan of action seemed to be in getting pissed
Extract from Becoming Johnny Vegas
26/09/2013 … Johnny Vegas’s autobiography is published today.