chortle.co.uk —  23+ hour, 36+ min ago

...The comic spoke about getting his break on Radio 4 and going on to work with Steve Coogan on Alan Partridge, Chris Morris on The Day Today and Sacha... ...Borat and Alan Partridge scribe at the BBC Comedy Festival Acclaimed writer Peter Baynham lifted the lid on his illustrious career in a session at... ...Like with Sacha Baron Cohen I"ll pitch a joke and he goes "no" and I keep coming back with it.... ..."I'm here to say if you don't join the Merchant Navy if you're 16 and spend five years on a chemical tanker with tattooed racists....

chortle.co.uk —  23+ hour, 14+ min ago

...The comic spoke about getting his break on Radio 4 and going on to work with Steve Coogan on Alan Partridge, Chris Morris on The Day Today and Sacha... ...Borat and Alan Partridge scribe at the BBC Comedy Festival Acclaimed writer Peter Baynham lifted the lid on his illustrious career in a session at... ...Like with Sacha Baron Cohen I"ll pitch a joke and he goes "no" and I keep coming back with it.... ..."I'm here to say if you don't join the Merchant Navy if you're 16 and spend five years on a chemical tanker with tattooed racists....

chortle.co.uk —  1+ day ago

...and one mid-level role for an assistant editor in London.... ...The placements consist of two shadowing opportunities: one entry level role for an edit assistant based in either London, Cardiff, Bristol or Manchester... ...The initiative is backed by the Independent Post Company,  Fifty Fifty and Picture Shop.... ...Jon Petrie, director of comedy commissioning at the BBC says: "Our BBC Comedy Editors Access Scheme is just the start of a wider conversation about...

chortle.co.uk —  1+ day ago

...Julia Davis and Marion and Geoff, which he created with Hugo Blick, both in 200.... ...Comic says he doesn't have the same hunger as his Marion & Geoff days Rob Brydon says his days of writing scripted comedy are behind him as he no... ..."When I found Julia and Hugo, the chemistry was just wonderful.... ..."Writing Marion and Geoff and Human Remains were done in collaboration with two fantastic talents and also at a time when I was so hungry....

chortle.co.uk —  1+ day ago

...Comic claims "exceptional hardship" after being caught speeding Jim Davidson has appeared at Southampton Crown Court in a bid to reverse a 12-month... ...He appealed the ban, which was given at Aldershot Magistrates Court in February, with an "exceptional hardship" plea.... ...BBC Wales orders topical panel show A "wake" for alternative comedy pioneer Tony Allen... ...DB9 Volante when it was snapped at 39mph in a 30 zone in Maidstone, Kent....

chortle.co.uk —  1+ day ago

...The first show will be recorded at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff and will be broadcast on BBC Radio Wales on Thursday July 6.... ...Robin Morgan and Kiri Pritchard-McLean are to front a new topical panel show for BBC Radio Wales. will feature  panel of established and emerging... ...Head of Radio Wales Carolyn Hitt said: "Comedy is a hugely important part of how we reflect Wales back to our audiences on BBC Radio Wales – it can... ...for the superstars at BBC Radio Wales, at a time when we need topical comedy and satire more than ever. ...

chortle.co.uk —  1+ day ago

...Jokes at Home Secretary's expense Suella Braverman"s attempt to wangle herself a private speed awareness course comes under the spotlight on Have... ..."But Braverman was Attorney General, the person who's in charge of the law… and she asked her civil servants if she could have a one-to-one speed... ...Comedian Nabil Abdulrashid joked: "I think we should appreciate Suella Braverman while she's here.... ...Guest host Steph McGovern explained: "After being caught speeding, Suella Braverman has been fined and was given three points....

chortle.co.uk —  1+ day ago

...Creator Richard Bacon said:... ...Steven Handley who commissioned the series for Channel 4 said: "I Literally Just Told You is one of the most creative quizzes on TV, so we are delighted... ...alternative comedy pioneer Tony Allen Gig of the day Russell Howard LiveLiverpool Empire from 19:30 Book Now Phil Wang: Wang In There, Baby!... ...Rob Brydon: My days of writing scripted comedies are behind me Jim Davidson appeals driving ban BBC Wales orders topical panel show A "wake" for...

chortle.co.uk —  2+ day, 57+ min ago

...Series creator interviewed at the BBC Comedy Festival But Succession creator Jesse Armstrong says he doesn't like to see the characters in his drama... ..."I  don't like the feeling of being sadistic to the characters," he told the BBC comedy festival in Cardiff yesterday.... ...The writer said he had mixed feelings ahead of the last episode, which airs in the UK on Monday, saying: "This bit is exciting.... ...That's the way I think about plot. " Armstrong also said he had to adapt to the US way of working following a career in the UK working on the likes...

chortle.co.uk —  1+ day ago

...Allen was instrumental in creating the modern comedy scene when he and Alexei Sayle set up a collective of politically motivated performers called... ...Friends to celebrate comic's life as his health fails Friends of alternative comedy pioneer Tony Allen are organising a farewell gig for him after... ...They staged gigs at the Elgin pub on Ladbroke Grove, West London, and began the tradition of comedians taking solo stand-up acts to the Edinburgh... ...Allen would continue to attend until the mid-1990s Allen was also the second compere at the Comedy Store – after Sayle and before Ben Elton – and...