ITV takes the lead in balancing TV writers rooms with Comedy 50:50 initiative

The Brits may be grappling with Brexit, still. But give ’em this much credit. They’re showing U.S. up with respect to improving the working conditions for women in TV comedy. Saskia Schuster, the head of comedy programming for Britain&#8217…

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Freddie Starr: a troubled, talented comic defined by one famous headline

The performer – who died this week – found fame as a musician and an impressionist, but could never escape a notorious Sun front pageThe career of the comedian and singer Freddie Starr, who has died aged 76, was defined less by any particular performan…

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