When is a joke not a joke?
When it's a theoretical framework of communitative lingusitcs
17/05/2002 … A scientist is trying to determine what makes a joke a joke.
2002 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 17 May 2002
Talking Cock
Herring pens a 'male Vagina Monologues'
17/05/2002 … Richard Herring is writing a male answer to the Vagina Monologues called Talking Cock.
Proper Charlie
17/05/2002 … Newly-unearthed colour footage of Charlie Chaplin has been screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
V rude Graham Norton
17/05/2002 … Graham Norton has stripped for a naked photo shoot in Cosmopolitan.
Thu 16 May 2002
Perrier judge wanted
16/05/2002 … Organisers of the Perrier award are seeking a Scottish comedy fan to join the judging panel.
It's write funny
16/05/2002 … Books by Ben Elton, Alexei Sayle and Dave Gorman are vying for a comic writing prize.
Kitson joins benefit bill
Daniel to compere Victoria Wood
16/05/2002 … Daniel Kitson has been added to the line-up of a comedy benefit in aid of torture survivors at the weekend.
Wed 15 May 2002