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"The landscape for comedy has changed - Fawlty towers would not work today."

Comedian and Monty Python star John Clesse came under fire for citing the spelling of Caoimhe as...

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17.08 2 Jul 2020


"The landscape for comedy has changed - Fawlty towers would not work today."


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17.08 2 Jul 2020


Comedian and Monty Python star John Clesse came under fire for citing the spelling of Caoimhe as a reason why Ireland “never had an empire”. 

Peter Flanagan Comedian who previously lived in the UK and Comedian Tom O’Mahony discuss if we have lost the ability to laugh and ourselves or if certain jokes should be off limits. 

 


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