Arts & Culture: Comedy
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I fail to see how viewers could be expected to believe in a heroine who wouldn’t fall for a man with a large facial scar, several mental difficulties and a metal hand
In comedy
Laughing academy
- By Milly Getachew
- 04 December
Stop Me If You've Heard This: a History and Philosophy of Jokes
Jim Holt Profile Books, 160pp, £8.99
Crossing Timmy Mallett
- By Ben Davies
- 27 November
Jungle warning - the 'I'm a celebrity get me out of here' participant shouldn't be crossed if my experience is anything to go by
Scotland's Simon Cowell?
- By AL Kennedy
- 25 November
I've been portrayed as some kind of godawful combination of Elizabeth Bathory, Simon Cowell and Bird Flu and have turned out to be a terrible anti-climax...
And the real filthmongers?
- By Richard Herring
- 21 November
How does the print media manage to remain above criticism when they often do much more harm than the things they are criticising, wonders Richard Herring
Shazia's week
- By Shazia Mirza
- 20 November
All was going well in Pakistan until I told my anal sex joke. People walked out
Shazia's week
- By Shazia Mirza
- 06 November
Suddenly I am expected to give an explanation for Britain's comedians and their Prime Minister
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My Tommy Cooper moment...
Maybe the credit crunch is good for comedians, but I've barely had time to sit down and rest at all. I really need a holiday ... that's if I live that long
More in comedy
Rise and shine
- By Jude Rogers
- 30 October 2008
Queen of outrage
- By Alice O'Keeffe
- 23 October 2008
Sharon's week
- By Shazia Mirza
- 09 October 2008
Dazed and confused
- By Ryan Gilbey
- 11 September 2008
Shazia's week
- By Shazia Mirza
- 11 September 2008
Unless a vacancy for a newsreader comes up at Channel 4, comedy is stuck with me
- By Shazia Mirza
- 28 August 2008
An idyllic setting for some extreme karaoke
- By Phill Jupitus
- 21 August 2008
