Comedy

The Laughter Makers

The Laughter Makers

The Laughter Makers

In the golden age of British comedy, when radio waves crackled with wit and television screens flickered with laughter, there existed a cadre of unsung heroes. These were the wordsmiths, the invisible architects behind the guffaws and punchlines that echoed across living rooms and theatres

Eric and Ernie's Supporting Cast

Eric and Ernie's Supporting Cast

Eric and Ernie's Supporting Cast

Brian Slade recalls the ever-reliable regulars that supported Morecambe and Wise and thanks you for watching their little show. If you've enjoyed it, it's all be worthwhile!

The Two Ronnies Shorts

The Two Ronnies Shorts

The Two Ronnies Shorts

The incomparable Messrs Corbett and Barker in two all-but-forgotten silent slapstick movies from the seventies and eighties - The Picnic and By the Sea

The Offscreen Comedy Gems - article

The Offscreen Comedy Gems

The Offscreen Comedy Gems - article

A tribute to the unseen comedy characters who were an essential part of some of America's greatest sitcoms. You may have heard them, you certainly didn't see them, but you will always remember them...

Happy Days

Happy Days Revisited

Happy Days

You'll be shocked and amazed by what happened to the cast of Happy Days after they left our favourite Wisconsin city...

Morecambe and Wise - Top Ten Guests

Eric and Ernie's Top 10 Guests

Morecambe and Wise - Top Ten Guests

Over the years, Morecambe and Wise entertained some of the most famous top-name celebrity guests performing sketches and comedy dance routines. Here are ten - they’re all the right guests, just not necessarily in the right order

Blackadder - A Christmas Carol

Blackadder - The Specials

Blackadder - A Christmas Carol

A parody of Charles Dickens, a time machine based on Leonardo da Vinci's original plans, and some random dips into history. Daniel Tessier rather cunningly rounds up the whole Blackadder saga.

A Charlie Brown Christmas

You're a TV Star, Charlie Brown

A Charlie Brown Christmas

In the history of comic strips, 'Peanuts' is among the most popular and influential. Running in newspapers in 75 countries and with a readership of over 300 million, it is arguably America's biggest export. But when it was animated for TV in 1965, CBS were reluctant to bring it to our screens.

Blackadder Goes Forth

Blackadder Goes Forth

Blackadder Goes Forth

Stuck in the middle of World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder does his best to escape the banality of the war.