Inbetweeners set for a comeback
New deal signed over comedy's rights
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The day the BBC rejected Rik Mayall
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The BBC New Comedy Awards are back
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John Bishop goes back to where it all started...
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Comedians hoping to salve their conscience over their…
The latest tool of Russian propaganda is... Geoff Norcott
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C4 announces star-studded festive comedy Dear Father Christmas
Lenny Rush, Greg Davies, Asim Chaudhry and James…
Max Olesker writes a memoir about coverting to Orthodox Judaism in the name of love
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David Baddiel is to follow up his powerful Channel 4 polemic about antisemitism –…
Spitting Image shows what it thinks of the Paddington writ
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Romesh Ranganathan to host Would You Rather? quiz show
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Clash Of The Comics to air on U&Dave
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Andrew Maxwell plays Riyadh Comedy Festival
Andrew Maxwell has become the latest British-based comic to play the controversial…
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Features
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'Trying to be original in television is extremely difficult'
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Reviews
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
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Soho Theatre
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Live Comedy Association survey reopens
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First pictures from Daddy Issues series two
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Capital Xtra Comedy Club returns for a third year
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Release date set for Man vs Baby
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Aberdeen Comedy Festival hailed a success
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Ryan S Lewis wins Birmingham's Breaking Talent Award
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Edinburgh Fringe to revamp its 'garbage' website
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Punching Up
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Videos
Comic Tom Little has tried his hand at the World Gurning Championships, and made a documentary about his efforts.
Tom Little took part in the 2023 competition at Egremont Crab Fair and was followed by a film crew for the Pulped YoUTube channel.
The comic is from the village of Flimby, about 18 miles away from the Cumbria town that hosts the competition and decided to take part in an attempt to make something of his life.
The result is Tom Little Goes Gurning:
Tom Little Goes Gurning
Documentary about the world championship
Lara Ricote at Just For Laughs
New Faces Of Comedy showcase
Amy Poehler, Tina Fey and Seth Meyers guest on SNL
On Weekend Update
Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile
An in-depth investigation from The Onion
Other links
The London Standard: Andrew Watts, another comic who's the 'only' right-wing stand-up
The Guardian: What did the Saudis get out of the Riyadh comedy festival?
The Guardian: Growing backlash against comedians who played Riyadh
The Guardian: Adrian Chiles on making a cameo in the Inside No 9 stage show