Comedy Central has teamed up with the mental health charity Mind to help raise awareness about anxiety and other mental health problems. The TV station has given over TV spots to highlight the ...

I used to run a feminist website, because well, duh, I’m a feminist. And in that role I came across the issue of certain comedians being branded problematic. For some ironic reason, female comedians ...

“Being a club comic is a highly specialised skill within comedy,” says Docksey, pointing out that there are many successful comedians who don’t thrive in the context of 10-minute spots in mainstream ...

"It's a double edged sword in that in one regard comedy is incredibly accepting," comedian Felicity Ward tells us. The 36-year-old Australian, now resident in London, is just one of the many on the ...

If you’re a comedy fan you’ll have your own examples: comics you feel are unjustly flying under the radar. Acts you steadfastly believe should be far bigger than they are. It feels fair to suggest ...

EXCLUSIVE: Quiver Distribution has acquired North American rights to The Problem with People, a comedy co-written, produced by and starring Paul Reiser (Stranger Things). Also starring Colm Meaney ...

THIS is, praise be, comedy that can go badly wrong on the night if it's not going lunatically right. Taking audience suggestions for some absurd thesis, the trio set out to prove - using strict ...

As he publishes his literary detective debut, Drop The Dead Donkey co-creator Guy Jenkin reflects on the challenges facing today's comedy writers, taking on serious issues like cancer... and being ...

The Comedy Doctor answers a question from a member dealing with a perennial problem for newer writers - completing their ...

“Almost everything good that’s happened in my life is as the result of being bad with women,” says Judd Apatow. The Hollywood comedy powerhouse is, I suspect, being a little disingenuous. After all, ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Rebecca Gatward’s production was beginning to look jinxed. First, Gatward lost her Portia during the show’s preview ...