Should Bob Mortimer atone for his career of racist comedy?
The Bad Smell of Bob Mortimer
INTERVIEW: Kyran Thrax: “Comedy is theatricality … which is the core of drag”
Our Editor is now considering a career change…
FEATURE: Graham Norton Is… Mother Teresa of Calcutta! The Story of Britain’s Favourite Chat Show Host Dragged Up as India’s Favourite Saint
Graham Norton as you’ve never seen him before… or since… and probably never again!
LIST: 6 Comedy Legends Who Were Gay Before Safe Spaces
The Editor takes a look at a more difficult time for gay comedians in Britain
FEATURE: Barefoot to Dundee: The Attempted Suicide of Alan Partridge and Other Sitcom Characters
As we continue our exploration of mental health and comedy, The Editor ponders the reasons we find humour in the most tragic of circumstances…
REVIEW: The Opening 1:16 Minutes of Julian Barratt in Will Sharpe’s ‘Flowers’ (2016-18)
David E.J.A. Bennett breaks down the opening sequence of Will Sharpe’s dark and desperate masterpiece.
FEATURE: The Meaninglessness of Verbosity: Meditations on The Deeper Meaning of Liff by John Lloyd and Douglas Adams (1983)
John Lloyd and Douglas Adams’ unnecessary and brilliant contribution to the English language.
FEATURE: Putting the ‘Cape’ into Capers: The Rarely-seen Superheroes of British Sitcom
Our editor, David E.J.A. Bennett, takes a dive down into the concept of ‘capes’ in British comedy
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