British Comedy Guide
Joel Morris
Joel Morris

Joel Morris (I)

  • English
  • Writer and script editor

Press clippings

When is a joke not a joke...

Watching John-Luke Roberts do five different stand-up shows back-to-back, and what that says about time... and comedy.

Joel Morris, Joel Morris, 15th October 2024

Be Funny Or Die review

Review of Joel Morris' book about "how comedy works and why it matters".

Chortle, 2nd April 2024

Be Funny Or Die extract

In this exclusive extract from the book - subtitled How Comedy Works And Why It Matters - Joel Morris explains how being divisive is an intrinsic part of comedy - and the joke is on us if we don't understand how it works...

Joel Morris, Chortle, 7th March 2024

More names join the 2024 Chortle Comedy Book Festival

...from Carry On films to tips on writing stand-up and more.

Chortle, 16th February 2024

Should vintage comedy be judged by today's standards?

David Stubbs takes exception to racist jokes in Fawlty Towers - but comedy depends on the assumptions of the time, and precognition is no use says Joel Morris.

Joel Morris, The Spectator, 20th July 2023

29 best feel-good podcasts to make you happy

We all need cheering up - Bob Mortimer, Chris and Rosie Ramsey, Alan Carr, and French and Saunders are here to help.

The Sunday Times, 13th November 2022

More shows added to Podcast Festival

More shows have been added to the Cheerful Earful podcast festival coming to London this Autumn.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th July 2022

Famalam nominated in 2020 Rose d'Or Awards

Famalam, Sex Education, Two Weeks To Live, Feel Good, This Way Up, There's Something About Movies and Agendum are nominated in the prestigious international Rose d'Or Awards 2020.

British Comedy Guide, 12th November 2020

British Comedy Guide launches Laughter Lounge online comedy festival

British Comedy Guide is launching Laughter Lounge, a virtual comedy festival due to run Monday 28th September until Sunday 4th October. Acts include Tom Allen, David O'Doherty and Luisa Omielan.

British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2020

Our new favourite podcast: Rule Of Three

A look at the podcast where comics talk about what they find funny.

Barry Didcock, The Herald, 27th July 2020

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