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The bad smell of Bob Mortimer
Vic and Bob's stuff is bedizened with racist material; their black- and brown-face sketches are far more abundant than those of comedians who were censured during the onset of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. This was criticism the pair completely evaded unlike their long-time collaborator Matt Lucas. And loveable Uncle Bob is the main culprit of the two, having seemingly blacked-up at every opportunity on Shooting Stars even when to do so had no obvious significance for a given sketch.
David E. J. A. Bennett, Capers Magazine, 1st September 2021
'A loveable anarchist': The oral history of Mr Blobby
We chart the birth, death and unlikely resurrection of British TV's most unhinged chaos merchant.
Isabelle Aron, Vice.com, 1st September 2021
Spitting Image: Lampooning with latex
The team behind BritBox's reboot of Spitting Image explains how to make satire work for millennials.
Royal Television Society, 1st September 2021
Inside King Gary Series 2
The first series of mould-breaking sitcom King Gary subverted masculine stereotypes. An RTS panel reveals the ambitions for Series 2.
Royal Television Society, 1st September 2021
Carry On posters sell for nearly £10,000 at auction
A collection of more than 20 vintage posters from the Carry On... films has netted almost £10,000.
Chortle, 1st September 2021
Billy Connolly immortalised in LEGO
Five different mini-versions of the stand-up have been created, and are to go on sale in for charity.
Chortle, 1st September 2021
Funny Women comedy writing award shortlist revealed
It hasn't been easy but after much discussion and heated debate, we have managed to get our shortlist. We are pleased to say that this shortlist has an incredible range of styles, subjects, and scenarios that we will now present to our judging panel.
Funny Women, 1st September 2021
Funny Women comedy shorts award shortlist revealed
The standard of entries across this year's Comedy Shorts Award has been so high that we had a real tussle in the Judges room but we are delighted with our Top 10 shortlist!
Funny Women, 1st September 2021
Q&A: Jessica Fostekew
An interview with comic before the Evening Standard Big Comedy Night.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 1st September 2021
Phil Wang interview
From sex to race, no subject is off limits for Phil Wang.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 1st September 2021
Gary Meikle's most memorable gigs
Scottish comedian Gary Meikle, whose fame blossomed when a rant about his daughter's eyebrows went viral in 2019, has just kicked off his new stand-up tour, Surreal about his experiences of being a single dad - becoming a father at the age of 17 - then a grandfather at just 39. Here he recalls some of his most memorable gigs.
Chortle, 1st September 2021
Can Sue Perkins fill Nicholas Parsons's shoes on JAM?
In her first episode as chair, she proves herself a deeply reassuring choice.
Anna Leszkiewicz, The New Statesman, 1st September 2021
Back To Life Series 2 review
I would say a few closing things about Back To Life. It's not a sitcom. Not really a comedy at all. The laughs merely come as light relief between the dark moments. Hopefully there will be some forgiveness along the way. But boy is it watchable as we wait for things to pan out, thanks to a taut script without a wasted word and consistently brilliant performances. Not sitcom, maybe not even sadcom. More like sadsit.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st September 2021
Henry Normal interview
The producer whose TV hits include The Royle Family and Gavin And Stacey on finding the poignancy in life's little moments, and heading back to the comedy circuit with his poetry.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st September 2021
Code 404 Series 2 review
A gloriously silly CBBC version of Line Of Duty.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 1st September 2021
Roy Chubby Brown banned from another venue
Roy Chubby Brown slams the 'snowflakes' as he's banned from another venue.
Teesside Gazette, 1st September 2021
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has raked in £22m in 2 years
Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge has made £22million in under two years, accounts show. The actress's haul works out at £211,930 a week.
Stephen Moyes & Howell Davies, The Sun, 1st September 2021Kathy Benjamin: Planning your funeral doesn't have to be scary
Planning your funeral doesn't have to be scary, says the author of It's Your Funeral: Plan the Celebration of a Lifetime Before it's Too Late.
Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 1st September 2021Videos
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9:45am15 min
Sunshine And Laughter
Episode 3The duo go to New York to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, Eric has his first heart attack, and new writer Eddie Braben joins them for a new series for the BBC.
12pm8 min
Bad Advice With Olga Koch
Episode 6 - Monica HeiseyMonica Heisey joins Olga Koch for some less than helpful answers.
5pm
Almost Never
Series 3, Episode 8 - Awards NightThe Wonderland are nominated for an award, but the boys all get distracted at the ceremony. Dan gives AJ a trial shift in the diner when his chef quits.
6:30pm30 min
My Teenage Diary
Series 10, Episode 3 - Deborah Frances WhiteRufus Hound's guest is the comedian, writer and podcaster Deborah Frances White, who reads from her teenage diaries. She talks about growing up as a Jehovah's Witness.
8pm30 min
TV Flashback
Series 5, Episode 4 - Identity CrisisThis time Tudur is having an identity crisis. It plunges him into into a world of new romantics, yuppies and ancient Celts, full of lively characters from the nation's TV past.
9pm60 min
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Series 2, Episode 3Rhod is joined by Aisling Bea, Johnny Vegas and Eddie Kadi as they travel back in time. Discover what 'The Mucus Chameleon' was and whose sexual awakening was to The Lion King!
10pm30 min
Code 404
Series 2, Episode 1It has been three weeks since Carver and Major took down the Juggler, but personal problems still hinder the pair's professional success.
10pm60 min
The Last Leg
The Last Leg Of Tokyo 2020, Episode 9Joe Wilkinson and Paralympian Louise Sugden are in the studio tonight.
10:30pm30 min
Code 404
Series 2, Episode 2The re-emergence of a case from his past worries Major and it seems a simple firmware update will not help, while news from Kelly heightens his stress even more.