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The lesbian comics rediscovering their butch side
Hannah Gadsby made butchness cool again. Now a crop of queer comics are channelling their inner bloke - and getting back to boots, quiffs and taches.
Ella Braidwood, The Guardian, 8th January 2020Terry Gilliam: I'm tired of white men being blamed
After two decades of trying, the director and former Monty Python member has finally managed to make The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. But he'd rather talk to Alexandra Pollard about #MeToo, the trials of being a white man, and why he's decided to become a 'black lesbian in transition'.
Alexandra Pollard, The Independent, 4th January 2020Whitehall feared Rory Bremner's PM impressions
Whitehall''s top civil servant warned that Rory Bremner could leak state secrets that might bring down the Government because the comic's impersonation of then Prime Minister John Major in a prank phone call was so convincing.
Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 2nd January 202010 must-see Red Dwarf classics
The most memorable stories from three decades in deep space.
Richard Edwards, ShortList, 30th December 2019Jeremy Hardy remembered by Rory Bremner
The impressionist and comedian on the beloved comic whose deadpan style and fearless politics marked him out as one of the most original voices of his generation.
Rory Bremner, The Guardian, 16th December 2019Arthur Askey TV series recovered
All missing episodes of an Arthur Askey ITV sitcom have been recovered by researchers at television organisation Kaleidoscope.
British Comedy Guide, 6th December 2019Rare Morecambe and Wise interview discovered
In 1964, BBC Bristol interviewed comedy duo Morecambe and Wise about their plans to buy the film company British Lion. Although intended as a serious interview, the pair manage to get the film crew laughing by the end. This interview was recently rediscovered as part of an ongoing digitisation of BBC Bristol's film library.
BBC, 17th November 2019Prediction: Fleabag will win three Golden Globes
Our staffers predict victories for Best Comedy Series, Best TV Drama Actress for Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Best TV Supporting Actor for Andrew Scott. Sian Clifford and Olivia Colman are also in contention for Best TV Supporting Actress.
Marcus James Dixon, Gold Derby, 13th November 2019Little Britain review: neutered by impartiality rules
The delay to Brexit plus strict pre-election guidelines left few chances for trenchant jokes in David Walliams and Matt Lucas's sketch show.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 31st October 2019Biography extract: how Portillo inspired B'Stard
Mark Searby, the resident film critic on BBC Radios Northampton and Suffolk, has written a new biography about Rik Mayall, concentrating on his work and compiled from more than 30 interviews with the likes of Alexei Sayle, Nigel Planer, Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran and more. In this exclusive preview, he describes the genesis of Alan B'Stard, the anti-hero of The New Statesman.
Mark Searby, Chortle, 28th October 2019