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Pitch It Good. Image shows left to right: Jim Hooker, Paul Ormerod Online

Pitch It Good: Our top five episodes

Thursday 23rd January 2025

Comedy podcast Pitch It Good sees hosts Jim Hooker and Paul Ormerod derailing comedians' movie pitches. As they prepare for their next live recording, we asked the duo to give us a list of five standout episodes.

Count Abdulla. Abdulla Khan (Arian Nik) Pro

The right way

Thursday 23rd January 2025

The first in a new series of long reads. In this piece we ask, is there a right way to construct your sitcom?

A couple laughing Features

The psychology of laughter: why comedy brings us together

Thursday 23rd January 2025

Comedy plays a big role in enriching all our lives. Here we look at why laughter is so important.

Gavin & Stacey. Image shows left to right: Smithy (James Corden), Gavin (Mathew Horne), Stacey (Joanna Page), Nessa (Ruth Jones). Credit: Tidy Productions, Fulwell 73 Productions, BBC, Tom Jackson Features

A tidy ending

Wednesday 22nd January 2025

Gavin & Stacey's finale did leave a few loose ends though.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #341

Wednesday 22nd January 2025

Comedians on Strictly, a Royle pub, a stained-glass window and Lady Tottington. There's all kinds of topics in this week's quiz.

Mike Cooper Pro

Mike Cooper on taste and influence

Tuesday 21st January 2025

Pro member and writer Mike Cooper considers his favourite shows, his favourite writers, and his dad - and how they've influenced him.

Andy Zaltzman Live

Andy Zaltzman, Abby Wambaugh, Jack Skipper, Kate Cheka - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Tuesday 21st January 2025

Our live comedy columnist Mark Muldoon kicks off 2025 with Taskmaster champ/Radio 4 regular Andy Zaltzman, Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominees Abby Wambaugh and Jack Skipper, Funny Women 2023 victor Kate Cheka and newlywed comedy double act Two Hearts, comprising Joseph Moore and Taskmaster New Zealand Series 2 icon Laura Daniel.

Chelsea Birkby. Credit: Esme Buxton Live

Random 8: Chelsea Birkby

Tuesday 21st January 2025

Off on a debut tour, Chelsea Birkby relives childhood Chicago chagrin, quotes Albert Camus, and explains her 'monster muscle'.

Start Pro

Topical comedy writing T.A.R.T.S

Monday 20th January 2025

What do you need to become a topical comedy writer? This acronym offers some insight.

Murder Most Horrid. Dawn French Features

Comedy Rewind: Die laughing - Murder Most Horrid

Sunday 19th January 2025

We revisit the horror and hilarity of Murder Most Horrid, an early-90s anthology series of comedy thrillers starring Dawn French.

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