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Even Fawlty Towers is being erased in crazed witch-hunt
We need a massive pushback against the paternalistic culture of woke censorship and cultural control. Defend Fawlty Towers, by all means, but let's also initiate a genuine democratic resistance to the wokeness, identitarianism and middle-class paternalism that are doing so much harm to public life.
Brendan O'Neill, Spiked, 12th June 2020Blackface is never 'just a joke' - it's oppression
Amid the blackface in comedy controversy, comedian Ava Vidal addresses why racism can never be 'just a joke' - and those Harry Enfield comments.
Ava Vidal, Radio Times, 12th June 2020John Cleese reveals second cancer scare
John Cleese has revealed he had a cancerous tumour removed from his leg last week.
Ellie Henman, The Sun, 8th June 2020This is the best British comedy about class ever made
I'm All Right Jack was superb satire on venal trade unions - and 20 years ahead of its time.
Simon Heffer, The Telegraph, 7th June 2020Connolly: I'll never apologise over religion routine
Half a century on from being denounced in the pulpits and pilloried for being a "blasphemous buffoon", Billy Connolly remains unrepentant over his controversial routines lampooning religion.
Alison Rowat, The Herald, 3rd June 2020Charlie Higson: The Fast Show was never meant to offend
As he reprises his Swiss Toni persona, the comedian and author explains his jam-packed lockdown schedule, and why sketch shows are risky business.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 1st June 2020Yesterday credits row shows trouble's never far away
Jack Barth's claim he did not receive credit he deserved shines light on movie industry machinations.
Lanre Bakare, The Guardian, 31st May 2020Billy Connolly reveals his deep embarrassment about sex
Sir Billy Connolly has opened up on how his taboo-busting routines about sex were inspired by his own "deep embarrassment" about his lack of knowledge as a teenager and his failure to get women to take him seriously.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 28th May 2020Steve Punt on the joy of bad stuff
Steve Punt's first encounters with unwittingly terrible cultural calamities left him with a lifelong love of abominable art, which he explores in a forthcoming edition of Archive on 4 tomorrow.
Steve Punt, The Guardian, 22nd May 2020I've never seen ... Notting Hill
Having long avoided romcoms, I shrugged off my gendered preconceptions and gave this love story a chance.
Charles Bramesco, The Guardian, 20th May 2020