How to write a hit sitcom
23/08/2008 … Comedy writer Graham Linehan has been sharing his tips for creating a hit sitcom.
2008 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 23 August 2008
© XFM Zane suspended over rape song
23/08/2008 … Comic turned DJ Alex Zane has been suspended from his Xfm breakfast show for playing a song about rape.
Fri 22 August 2008
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TV exec slates 'no-joke' scripts
22/08/2008 … A leading TV executive has accused comedy writers of shunning jokes to make scripts that are fashionable, but not funny.
BBC Two orders new comedies
22/08/2008 … BBC Two has ordered three new comedies – including a return for Rab C Nesbitt.
Christ in a box!
22/08/2008 … ‘I say “no” a lot – that’s why I don't have my own TV show.
© C4 Peter Kay's new look
22/08/2008 … This is Peter Kay as he appears in his new Channel 4 show – his first new work for four years.
Why bad jokes make us angry
22/08/2008 … Bad jokes are greeted with such hostility because they break social conventions and insult the listener, new research has found.
Pete speaks
22/08/2008 … A previously unseen 40-year-old interview with Peter Cook is to be broadcast for the first time.