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Bad language, cocaine smuggling and cavorting nuns in south west Ireland
All this week I have been in the Iveragh Peninsula in Kerry in the south west of Ireland – and I have been trying to figure out some way of blogging about it without seeming to be making an Irish joke....
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How (some) talented British television producers put comedy talent on TV
Before you read this blog, I should point out that I have never met the comedian Jack Whitehall and, as far as I can see, he is an entirely amiable, talented chap who has every reason to continue...
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The bad review of the unauthorised Father Ted stage show at the Edinburgh...
(This piece was also published by the Huffington Post) The Father Ted logo from the original Channel 4 TV series If you are a performer, reviewers are like Americans. It is difficult to live with them,...
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Jimmy Savile: The birth of a paedophile hoax on “Have I Got News For You”
Jimmy Savile – the truth? Late tonight, ITV1 are broadcasting their much-publicised Exposure programme on The Other Side of Jimmy Savile. They are mad. They should schedule it in peak time. A couple of...
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How budgets and technology have affected the type of TV comedy we see
I was at the London School of Economics last night for an event called Comedy As Commentary, in which a panel of writers and producers discussed the way in which “much comedy writing can be read as a...
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Sketchy comedian Will Franken admits: “I am unable to create in moderation”
Will – raising the dead – using sketch comedy It is that time of year when comedians are preparing their shows for the Edinburgh Fringe in August and are looking for free venues in which to perform...
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