
'We see so few authentic working-class representations in comedy'
Lucy Beaumont on her new Channel 4 show Hullraisers
05/04/2022 … Hullraisers – a new show about three young Humberside mums, Toni, Rana and Paula - starts on Channel 4 next week.
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Lucy Beaumont on her new Channel 4 show Hullraisers
05/04/2022 … Hullraisers – a new show about three young Humberside mums, Toni, Rana and Paula - starts on Channel 4 next week.
Sara Pascoe on the return of Comedians Giving Lectures
03/04/2022 … Sara Pascoe returns with a new series of Comedians Giving Lectures later this month, in which stand-ups take the titles of real lectures and Ted Talks and imagine…
01/04/2022 … Here are clips from all the up-and-coming comics who have taken part in the semi-finals of this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award so far.
All the sets from the launch gig
31/03/2022 … The 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival has kicked off, marked with a gala show that aired on ABC last night.
Try a special awards edition of our Tuesday Trivia Quiz
29/03/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
...and another Carry On star invited me up to her bedroom
23/03/2022 … In his book See You at the Premiere: Life At The Arse End Of Showbiz, Ross Smith charts his time working as a writer and researcher in the BBC radio light entertainment…
Trivia quiz: Test your knowledge of animated comedy
22/03/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Meet the stars of ITV2's new wrestling comedy Deep Heat
16/03/2022 … Here are the first images and trailer from Deep Heat, ITV2’s new comedy set in the world of British professional wrestling.
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