Yes, I make nostalgic top ten lists. Yes, I celebrate the sitcoms that shaped us. But that’s only part of the story.

In this episode, I’m stepping back from the punchlines to explore the other side of British comedy history — the bits that didn’t go so well.

From the 1960s to the 2010s, sitcoms played a huge role in shaping British cultural identity. However, the laughter sometimes came at the expense of people who weren't in on the joke. This isn’t about cancelling classics or pretending they never mattered — it’s about acknowledging the context, the exclusion, and the impact.

We’ll look at how race, gender, sexuality, and class were portrayed (or not), who got to tell the jokes, and who got reduced to them. This is a huge, messy, deeply important conversation — and this episode barely scratches the surface. But it’s a start.

🎧 Listen if you love sitcoms — and are ready to love them with your eyes open.

📍Link in bio. As ever: stick around, it might get interesting.

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This is the audio version of my blog Write to Comedy.

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