Simon Weaver
@simon-weaver.bsky.social
Reader in Media and Communications, Brunel University.
Humour and comedy researcher & author of The Rhetoric of Racist Humour and The Rhetoric of Brexit Humour.
Humour and comedy researcher & author of The Rhetoric of Racist Humour and The Rhetoric of Brexit Humour.
Really please to our article on humour and intersectionality, written with Sharon Lockyer, published in the European Journal of Cultural Studies. It's available open access here: doi.org/10.1177/1367...
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Really please to our article on humour and intersectionality, written with Sharon Lockyer, published in the European Journal of Cultural Studies. It's available open access here: doi.org/10.1177/1367...
Reposted by Simon Weaver
Closing date to submit answers is August 18 hurry up!
If you are involved in comedy in any way, please take a few minutes to complete this survey.
beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1634...
beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1634...
New Major Survey Of Comedy Sector Launched
The second comprehensive survey of the UK Live Comedy Sector officially launches today. This initiative is a collaborative effort between the Live Comedy Association, British Comedy Guide, and the Cen...
beyondthejoke.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Closing date to submit answers is August 18 hurry up!
If you work in the UK live comedy sector, please complete our survey at www.comedysurvey.co.uk Closing date is 18th August.
August 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you work in the UK live comedy sector, please complete our survey at www.comedysurvey.co.uk Closing date is 18th August.
Reposted by Simon Weaver
If you are involved in comedy in any way, please take a few minutes to complete this survey.
beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1634...
beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1634...
New Major Survey Of Comedy Sector Launched
The second comprehensive survey of the UK Live Comedy Sector officially launches today. This initiative is a collaborative effort between the Live Comedy Association, British Comedy Guide, and the Cen...
beyondthejoke.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
If you are involved in comedy in any way, please take a few minutes to complete this survey.
beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1634...
beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1634...
Reposted by Simon Weaver
Second survey into UK comedy sector launched
Second survey into UK comedy sector launched
Comedians and industry workers urged to contribute
dlvr.it
July 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Second survey into UK comedy sector launched
Reposted by Simon Weaver
Reform UK councillors face allegations of sharing far-right and Islamophobic content
Reform UK councillors face allegations of sharing far-right and Islamophobic content
Up to 12 winning councillors under scrutiny with three accused of retweeting Britain First comments
* From Send to cycle lanes, how Reform may try to change English councils
Up to 12 newly elected Reform UK councillors are facing allegations of sharing social media content ranging from support for the far right to explicitly Islamophobic comments.
They include councillors at three different county councils who have shared social media content from Britain First, a far-right party known for staging provocative marches and stunts. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Reform UK councillors face allegations of sharing far-right and Islamophobic content
Great to see the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee interested in the Live Comedy Association, Centre for Comedy Studies Research and @britishcomedy.bsky.social UK Live Comedy Survey Report 2024.
Stand up comics set to headline Committee’s State of Play opening - Committees - UK Parliament
The state of live comedy will be the focus of the opening session of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s work aimed at spotlighting previously unheard issues and challenges.
committees.parliament.uk
April 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Great to see the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee interested in the Live Comedy Association, Centre for Comedy Studies Research and @britishcomedy.bsky.social UK Live Comedy Survey Report 2024.