Comedy doesn't work if you're literal-minded, says Cleese The writer and actor says it is tricky writing comedy for viewers who "don't understand metaphor or irony".
© 2024 BBCWorld 1:25am ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy dies at age of 76 Jeff Lynne announces the death of the band member and describes him as a "remarkable musician".
© 2024 BBCWorld 0:45am ‘Super powerful’: Australian hotshot takes on the big guns with AI image creator Leonardo.ai is rolling out a product that will let teams collaborate on custom AI images, as OpenAI and others also look to the workplace.
© 2024 0:45am Twiggy Forrest and Facebook clickbait battle dropped in court Billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's bid to hold Facebook's parent company Meta to account in Australia over an alleged cryptocurrency clickbait advertising scam has been stymied.
© 2024 0:45am Church stabbing, Bondi Junction highlight X’s failure to moderate The misinformation and persistence of graphic videos can cause real harm to a huge audience.
© 2024 0:45am 5 things to know about LabHost, the fallen SMS scamming empire An international sting operation has taken down a software platform responsible for hundreds of thousands of scam messages.
© 2024 0:45am It’s not black and white: New e-reader brings more colour, but less clarity Book covers, magazines, comics and notes benefit greatly from a colour screen but, for reading, black-and-white technology is still superior.
© 2024 0:45am Scott Farquhar to step down as Atlassian co-CEO After co-founding the software company more than two decades ago, Farquhar will step down to focus on family and philanthropy.
© 2024 0:45am Samsung’s anti-reflection TV excels in the light The S95D 4K TV is not only exceptionally bright, it remains watchable in even the brightest and most glare-prone environments.
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