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British Comedy Quiz #108

Wednesday 1st July 2020

You'll need to have knowledge way across the comedy spectrum for this week's quiz!

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My Comedy Career: Anna Morris

Tuesday 30th June 2020

Anna Morris is a comedian, writer and actor. You may have seen her sell-out one-woman character comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe; on Channel 4 in Lee And Dean; or in a multitude of hit online sketches. Here, she talks openly about her craft and career to date.

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Random 8: Ari Eldjárn

Tuesday 30th June 2020

Beatle-shaking, Nick Cave-listening and a Sigur Rós sibling: Ari Eldjárn gives our Eight an Icelandic twist.

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Funny Women and Comedy 50:50 launch new award

Monday 29th June 2020

Funny Women and Comedy 50:50 are launching a new industry award to recognise the female writers of unscripted comedy, for example those who supply gags to panel shows.

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Comedy Chronicles: The many meals of Robert Morley

Sunday 28th June 2020

Actor Robert Morley was a food-loving, larger-than-life physical on-screen presence; something from which his real, personal life would rarely waver.

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How to Home-Stream: Part Three

Friday 26th June 2020

Creating a good online show can be tricky, so we've asked comedy's new home-streaming community for their learned-the-hard-way advice. This week, stand-up and schooling with Chris Purchase and Yuriko Kotani.

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First Gig, Worst Gig: Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Friday 26th June 2020

From Stokes to The Strokes, Kiri Pritchard-McLean talks us through her journey from nervy early gigs to a new slot at BBC Radio Wales.

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The Isolation Conversations - Olga Koch

Wednesday 24th June 2020

Olga Koch should now be travelling, after giving up her tech job for grad school. Still, there is a cool stand-up event on the horizon: her last show If/Then is going vinyl. We talk sinister tech, right-wing swings, Soviet equality, immigration, Tarkovsky vs Chernobyl, and live comedy vs first dates.

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British Comedy Quiz #107

Wednesday 24th June 2020

How much attention were you paying to 'Allo 'Allo!, Celebrity Juice, Detectorists and 2point4 Children. If you know them all, you might be able to get 10 out of 10 this week. Good luck!

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Random 8: Aniruddh Ojha

Tuesday 23rd June 2020

As he preps for Weirdos' Celebrity Twitchathon, Aniruddh Ojha takes a deep-dive into crab ovaries and a tragic dolphin.