[Brekkie]

Regarding comedy being affected by cuts, it's the case that comics nowadays choose not to tie themselves down to doing sitcoms like they would have years ago and do panel shows, quizzes etc instead, so figures will be affected by that.

I think most of the regulars who turn up on panel shows have done a sitcom in recent years. They're more authored and less mainstream than they used to be, and not front and centre on BBC1 or ITV, but they've evolved rather than died.