It’s official. Britain is in recession. People’s house prices, savings and bank balances are falling by the minute. Big, national companies are closing down just as quickly as small, local businesses.
The thought of it is pretty depressing.
The public needs something that is guaranteed to make them smile. Something they can put their faith into. Every last penny in my purse (which isn’t many I’ll admit) says that isn’t going to be Gordon Brown or Alex Salmond.
No, during this economic disaster, the British public have put their faith into comedians.
Research by online company Amazon, shows that sales of the top 20 comedy DVDs were 40 per cent higher in 2008 than 2007.
A live show by Frankie Boyle, one of the stars of BBC 2’s Mock the Week series, and Tinselworm by the almighty Bill Bailey are two of the stand-up DVDs that dominate the top of the charts. As well as them, the rise in sales also includes classic television series such as Blackadder and Dad’s Army.
In these grim times people need to find some sort of escapism and it would seem that the best form we can find is through comedy.
People want to watch a good stand-up show because they can hear about the financial crisis in a way that makes them laugh, not feel depressed about it.
The classic programmes, like Fawlty Towers, provide nostalgia of times past when the financial crisis wasn’t even a speck in the distance.
People need a medicine to alleviate the stress and it appears that comedy is the perfect cure.
The thought of it is pretty depressing.
The public needs something that is guaranteed to make them smile. Something they can put their faith into. Every last penny in my purse (which isn’t many I’ll admit) says that isn’t going to be Gordon Brown or Alex Salmond.
No, during this economic disaster, the British public have put their faith into comedians.
Research by online company Amazon, shows that sales of the top 20 comedy DVDs were 40 per cent higher in 2008 than 2007.
A live show by Frankie Boyle, one of the stars of BBC 2’s Mock the Week series, and Tinselworm by the almighty Bill Bailey are two of the stand-up DVDs that dominate the top of the charts. As well as them, the rise in sales also includes classic television series such as Blackadder and Dad’s Army.
In these grim times people need to find some sort of escapism and it would seem that the best form we can find is through comedy.
People want to watch a good stand-up show because they can hear about the financial crisis in a way that makes them laugh, not feel depressed about it.
The classic programmes, like Fawlty Towers, provide nostalgia of times past when the financial crisis wasn’t even a speck in the distance.
People need a medicine to alleviate the stress and it appears that comedy is the perfect cure.
