Comedians are being told to avoid joking about some things – and that’s not funny.
- Lecturer in Performance, University of Salford
Best known these days as the presenter of It’ll Be Alright on the Night, Norden was one of a generation of entertainers who got their start in uniform.
The undercover comic has been criticised for tricking public figures into saying stupid things – but that doesn’t mean they didn’t want to say them.
What does it mean for free speech if a comedian is successfully sued by her ex-husband over the material in her act?
In his recent Ronnie Barker Memorial Lecture, the comedian and writer said social media and technology are killing traditional TV comedy. Not so.
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