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COMEDY HOMEWORK: Some comedians don't write their own jokes! Annie Caulfield does it for them.


MAKE 'EM LAUGH: Audio: It's belly laughs all the way with the 24/7 interactive comedy channel, Constantcomedy.com.


COMADAIDH GOLD: Learning the international language of laughter.


KING OF COMEDY: Comedy writer and actor Gilleasbuig Ferguson was crowned king of Comedy Gold in 2005.


GOOF WAR SYNDROME: Just watched a camp Scottish soldier recall replacing the cream filling of a bourbon with stray dog shit? Tank Commander takes off on E4.


THE 4TALENT COMEDY PODCAST: Audio: Stand-up, websites, podcasts, tv - if it's funny, it's here.


YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY?: "If you can make people laugh when simply describing your idea... you're onto something."


A "STUPID" IDEA: "He told me a story that I just pissed myself at". Why did the Head of the BBC Comedy Unit in Manchester take a chance on 23 year old comedy writer Peter Keely?


PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST: Comedy writer Chris Grady laughed all the way from the bank.


HORSE PICTURER: Man who paints horses for a living wins BAFTA without even realising.


PILOTS OF THE CARRIBEAN: Let your sit-com stretch its own legs - release it as a podcast.




Radio comedy


WRITING WITTY WIRELESS: Danny McCrossan's crafting radio comedy.


IT'S FUN WORKING HERE: Tom Craine has found radio the perfect platform for his comedy writing.




Stand-up comedy


COME WHAT MAY: When the Glee Club decided to auction off a top slot at a stand-up comedy night on eBay for charity, they had no idea what kind of comic would be taking the stage on the night.


HAVING A LAUGH: From Frank Skinner to unknown hopefuls - Claire Spencer takes the pulse of the Birmingham comedy scene and finds a stand-up circuit in rude health.


THE ENRIGHT STUFF: Video: Will the real Jo Enright please stand up? We talked to talented comedian Jo to find out how years of hard graft have won her the respect of the industry.


COMIC CRUSADER: Stand up for the king of local comedy.


FUNNY WOMEN: Anny Caulfield investigates the lack of lipstick in stand-up comedy.


BLOWN AWAY: Will Andrews on how to make a successful career out of bad stand-up.


TEENAGE KICKS: The future looked like Clydebank so Kevin Bridges stood up and rocked the mic.


LEARN HOW TO BE FUNNY: Jill Edwards isn't joking when she says she can teach anyone how to be a stand-up.


FUTUROLOGY: What do you get when you cross stand-up comedy with magic with science with theatre with multimedia edutainment?




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