The fifties was when the British sitcom first appeared on television. Hancock's Half Hour is considered by many to be one of the first big British sitcoms, it ran simultaneously on BBC Radio and ...

As Red Dwarf turns 25 years old, it seems a good time to take a look at the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy within British comedy.

In “Home, I’m Darling,” British playwright Laura Wade takes a familiar theme — the rigid and suffocating gender roles baked into the marriage and family structure of the mid-20th century ...

The 1950s: A Decade of Modern British Fiction, part of Bloomsbury's “Decade” series that surveys new scholarship and literary criticism within modern and contemporary British fiction, provides an ...

British comedies hold a special place in the hearts of many and distinguish themselves even among countless other beloved comedy movies.