The former head of BBC comedy claims catchphrases are out of fashion. But as Corporal Jones might say, 'Don't panic!' There's life in sloganeering yet Catchphrase comedy is a dying art, according to the former head of BBC comedy, Jon Plowman. "Playgrounds and canteens are denied catchphrases," he writes in the Radio Times, fretting that "the art will be lost." Which begs the question: am I bovvered? Are catchphrases …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:32PM on September 18, 2018