
Deep in the depths of the University of Niche Interests lies The Comedy Bureau – a long forgotten department dedicated to studying the ins, outs, whys and wherefores of all things comedy. Staffed by Laura Lexx (Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, Roast Battle) and Olly Double (Getting the Joke: The Inner Workings of Stand-Up Comedy) The Comedy Bureau helps comedy lovers around the world uncover ans... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 10 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | HistoryComedy | |||

What an exceptional episode we have for you today… in 2023 Laura Lexx appeared on Celebrity Mastermind with her specialist subject being The History of Alternative Comedy. One of the most helpful books she read was Alternative Comedy: 1979 and the Re... more
Stand-up comedian Laura Lexx brings this case file to the table to address one of the top questions she’s presented with when telling strangers what she does for a living… “Oh but you can’t say anything these days…” Or can you?
Academic Oliver Doub... more
Finishing up our mini-series in Comic Theory, this week Laura and Olly turn their attention to Superiority Theory.
This is the idea that people laugh because the stimulus made them feel better than or good in some way. They enter the chat with a br... more
This week, The Comedy Bureau team continue their mini series looking at popular comic theories. Last week they explored Incongruity, and this week they move on to Relief Theory (sometimes called Release Theory).
The offices have an oniony scent thi... more
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Really enlightening and very funny too. Excellent pod.
A really engaging deep dive into comedy from two people who really know whereof they speak. If you fancy learning about this fascinating corner of our culture, this is the one for you. A nice length for commuting/housework or whatever
Big Laura Lexx fan and already loving this!
Such an interesting way to look at comedy. I love how things are explained in this and how past and present combine to help understand the evolution of comedy. The science behind comedy has fascinated me for a while and this is the perfect way to scratch that itch of wanting to understand and find out more.
The podcast sounds so homely, almost two people just chatting, and is a joy to listen to the back and forth of ideas and explanations from both Laura and Ollie. Great work guys! I hope this ... more
A deep dive behind comedy, showing how complex a topic being funny is.
both presenters bounce off each other really well and don’t interrupt each other which is a novelty in podcasts!









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