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Golden Age of British Comedy tribute. Image shows left to right: Henry Dawe, Mary Piercy, Scott Simpson Features

Wordy tribute celebrates Golden Age talents in BBC's centenary year

Monday 21st November 2022

Three actors, one script and dozens of names! The Golden Age of British Comedy is honoured in the first of six audio instalments.

Yippee Ki Yay. Richard Marsh. Credit: Rod Penn Features

Rogue Pun: Die Hard with a Rhyming Sentence

Monday 21st November 2022

As he takes the brilliant Yippee Ki Yay around the UK, we ask Richard Marsh: how did a poet end up doing Die Hard?

It's A Square World. Michael Bentine. Copyright: BBC Features

Comedy Chronicles: Michael Bentine - A Goon who should not be forgotten

Sunday 20th November 2022

In his centenary year, Comedy Chronicles addresses the remarkable and often-overlooked legacy and career of the multi-talented, fascinating Michael Bentine, co-creator of The Goon Show.

Here's A Funny Thing. Max Miller (John Bardon) TV

Here's A Funny Thing: Channel 4

Sunday 20th November 2022

Forty years since it was broadcast - during Channel 4's first month on air - we look at its production of Here's A Funny Thing, a hit one-man stage play about legendary music hall comic Max Miller.

Rupert Majendie Pro

My Comedy Career: Rupert Majendie

Friday 18th November 2022

Producer Rupert Majendie has a CV that includes hit live comedy shows, the film Brian And Charles and TV shows include Pls Like, This Time With Alan Partridge and King Gary. We caught up with him as he prepares to launch his next series, Live At The Moth Club.

Brass Eye. Chris Morris. Copyright: TalkbackThames Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #229

Wednesday 16th November 2022

The Vicar Of Dibley, The Darling Buds Of May, Julian Clary and Brass Eye are mentioned this week... but who is Frederick Fowell?

Image shows left to right: Ralph Jones, Vyvyan Almond, The Awkward Silence Live

Random 8: The Awkward Silence

Tuesday 15th November 2022

As they prepare to Enter the Vortex, The Awkward Silence take us back to water rat reverence and the battle of Rylance/Bottom.

Coins Pro

Money: How much can you earn as a comedy writer?

Tuesday 15th November 2022

Most comedy writers don't earn a lot... now feels a good time to talk about what sort of financial pressures and compensations you can expect as a professional comedy writer.

Andy Zaltzman Live

Andy Zaltzman interview

Tuesday 15th November 2022

The man with the wittiest shed in sport and politics, Andy Zaltzman talks hasty rewrites, mourning comedy, and why he's hiding a giant wooden duck.

Three Day Millionaire. Jack Spring Film

Jack Spring introduces Three Day Millionaire

Monday 14th November 2022

New film Three Day Millionaire follows a group of fishermen in Grimsby who set about spending their wages in three days. But it's only after spending it all that they discover they're not going to be re-boarding their ship to head back out and earn a fresh pay packet. Director Jack Spring introduces the project in this article.

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