ACFM: Microdose: Sitcoms at Work
The gang turn their attention to workplace comedy, from Wernham Hogg to Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.
Tag: comedy
ACFM: Trip 33: Comedy
Does satire make us more cynical? The gang investigate the politics of having a laugh.
Downstream: Maybe Don’t Defund the BBC? Interview With Nish Kumar
This week on Downstream Ash Sarkar met with Nish Kumar - comedian and host of The Mash Report - to talk about how he became the accidental face of the Defund the BBC movement, and why rightwing comics are the real snowflakes.
Downstream: Every Nihilist Is Really an Optimist. Ash Sarkar Meets Frankie Boyle
Ash Sarkar spoke to comedian Frankie Boyle about his new book ‘The Future of British Politics’ and whether there’ll actually be one.
Opinion: How Laughter Is Building Solidarity Between Care Home Residents and Workers
by Pope Lonergan
After almost a decade working in eldercare, Pope Lonergan concluded that the bond between carers and those receiving care was at an all-time low. His solution was unusual: a comedy tour of care homes.
When Music Mattered: 6 Records That Helped Shape Red Wedge
by Novara Reporters
The last couple of weeks have seen a variously amusing, cringeworthy and angering back-and-forth between Nigel Farage and an assortment of comedians of varying quality. It has been said that comedians are now the mouthpieces of mainstream politics, where once musicians were the stalwarts of the resistance. This piece revisits Red Wedge, a musician-led campaign that hoped to defeat Thatcher.