Press clippings
Channel 4 launches Jokes Only A ... Can Tell series
Channel 4 has ordered the online series Jokes Only A ... Can Tell, showcasing Muslim, disabled, Jewish, Nigerian and lesbian acts.
British Comedy Guide, 16th May 2022Comedians pilot high vis vest challenge show
A group of comedians are piloting High Visibility, a hidden camera show based on the theory that you can get away with anything if you're wearing a high vis vest.
British Comedy Guide, 18th February 2022Ian Cognito film wins award
A film charting the life and times of controversial British comedian Ian Cognito has won a major award at an American film festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th September 2021Rob Rouse stars in Pubwatch pilot
Rob Rouse is piloting a sitcom about a committee combatting yobbish behaviour in pubs, with fellow comics Mick Ferry, Stephen Bailey, Hannah Platt and Pete Selwood, who also wrote the script.
British Comedy Guide, 24th July 2021School's Out Comedy Club to publish a joke book
School's Out Comedy Club, the online show run by stand-up Philip Simon, is to publish a joke book, with profits going to food waste charity FareShare.
British Comedy Guide, 17th November 2020Ian Cognito film being made
Ian Cognito, the hellraising stand-up comedian who died in 2019, is to be the subject of a new film.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd October 2020Documentary film made about Robert White
A feature-length documentary film is being made about Robert White, the comedian who was a runner-up to Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley in the Britain's Got Talent final in June 2018. The film, directed by fellow comedian Joe Bor, is entitled The Autistic Comedian.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th January 2020Where are all the Jewish comedians on British TV?
Joe Bor says the lack of representation leads to alienation.
Joe Bor, Chortle, 20th December 2019Art exhibition showcasing work by comedians opens
Art Is The Best Medicine, an exhibition showcasing the artwork of comedians, has opened in London. It runs until 20th December.
British Comedy Guide, 13th December 201950 best jokes from Edinburgh Fringe 2019's shows
As the festival enters its final days, we round up the funniest gags on offer this year.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 22nd August 2019