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CRAFT — the road to getting comedy equallyRecognised as an artform, classified in tax, named in policy and directly funded
Follow comedy’s agenda with local authorities, Government and key institutions; and CRAFT’s journey advancing comedy as a primary artform. Every stop on this road was reached by volunteers — and we’re going from strength to strength.
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DCMS Committee Review of Arts Council England: To what extent is Comedy a neglected artform?
On March 17, 2026, the DCMS Committee ‘Oral evidence: Review of Arts Council England’ commenced. We thank Committee Chair and CRAFT patron, Dame Caroline Dinenage, for asking Baroness Hodge a series of questions on comedy, including:
1. “the Arts Council review did not mention comedy”,
2. “to what extent do you think that comedy is a neglected artform?”, and
3. “should the Arts Council be considering comedy as an artform in its own right?”.
The CRAFT Newsroom offers you a timeline from June to March 2026, showing our communications regarding recognition comedy as an artform. We will formally reply to the DCMS Committee in respect to the comedy questions and answers provided at the Oral Evidence session on March 17. We would like to work with the Committee, DCMS, ACE and Baroness Hodge, to give comedy the recognition it deserves. If not now, when?
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