According to its original cover strapline, the magazine covered "TV, Stand-up, Films, Radio, Theatre, Books, Videos and Other Amusing Media". The last of these was dropped from the strapline after one issue, and "Theatre" vanished after three. Regular items included a reprinted "Classic Interview", a transcript of a classic scene from a sitom or comedy film, dubbed "Masterpiece", an episode guide to a comedy TV series and a column by
Peter Baynham.
Summary
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 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.