The state of British comedy

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	THURSDAY 22 JANUARY The state of British comedy "Where was I?" It's snapper-tastic here at Television Centre today. The Jonathan Ross show is being recorded for transmission on Friday night. I'm guessing you will be able to read all about it in tomorrow's papers. His return has got us thinking. Not just about the impact on tomorrow's viewing figures, but also about what the whole Ross-Brand-Sachs affair has done for comedy. Our Culture Correspondent Steve Smith will be ruminating on this tonight. Tomorrow night Kirsty and her Newsnight Review panel (Tony Parsons, Frank Skinnner and Natalie Haynes) will touch on similar themes. They've all been to see Russell Brand's new tour. Far from shying away from references to the controversy Brand devotes the first twenty minutes of his aptly named show, Scandalous, to the affair. We want to know what you think. Have you detected a new nervousness in the comedy you've seen since the storm broke? Have the boundaries shifted? If comedy cleans up its act a bit, is that a good thing? Let us know what you think by leaving your comments on the Newsnight blog.
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