• Issue 1, "Debut Issue", March 1996. Cover star:
Stephen Fry. Articles:
The Fast Show; British sitcoms remade in the USA; A to Z of comedy songs; 20 Forgotten Sitcoms. Masterpiece: The fire drill scene from
Fawlty Towers episode "
The Germans". Classic interview:
Bill Hicks. • Issue 2, "Sofa Issue", April 1996. Cover star:
Felix Dexter. Articles: The fifty funniest comedy films (
This is Spinal Tap appears at number one), Pranks and hoaxes,
Bugs and Drugs magazine. Masterpiece: a scene from
Blackadder II. Classic Interview:
Peter Cook as Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling. • Issue 3, "Red Issue", May 1996. Cover stars:
Eddie Izzard,
Neil Mullarkey,
Stephen Frost and
Suki Webster. Articles: British sitcom movies, Magic and comedy, Bernard Manning, people who work behind the scenes on TV comedy shows. Masterpiece: The "20 Jokes" scene from
Roxanne. Classic interview:
Graham Chapman. • Issue 4, "Space Issue", June 1996. Cover star:
Lee Evans. Articles:
Viz magazine, Ventriloquism,
Louis Theroux on British sitcoms,
Stewart Lee on "Bizarre Cabaret". Masterpiece: three scenes from ''
Monty Python's Life of Brian''. Classic interview:
Peter Sellers. • Issue 5, "Manic Issue", July 1996. Cover star:
Steve Coogan. Articles: Comedy in TV adverts, A night at
The Comedy Store, TV warm-up men, Rich Hall, comedy obsessives. Masterpiece: a scene from
Nuts in May. Classic interview: Keith Allen. ==References==