BBC axes Northern Ireland comedies
End of the line for long-running shows Give My Head Peace and The Blame Game
The BBC has axed two long-running Northern Irish comedy shows: Give My Head Peace…
New dates for The Fast Show Live
The Fast Show team have announced a new run of dates…
Hannah Waddingham joins The Choir
Hannah Waddingham, James McAvoy and Jim Broadbent will…
James Nesbitt joins Hopley Hall
James Nesbitt has joined the cast of Hopley Hall, a…
Judith Lucy reveals breast cancer diagnosis
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Taskmaster announces a UK arena gig
Taskmaster has announced two live shows – at…
Rare Spike Milligan footage to be broadcast
Rare Spike Milligan performances and home video clips…
Rowan Atkinson returns to the stage
Rowan Atkinson is to perform characters such as Blackadder and Mr Bean in a…
John Cleese: I can't wait to be arrested!
John Cleese has said it is ‘exciting’ to be referred to the government’s…
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Undead funny: BBC's new vampire sitcom
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Ed Patrick: AI helped save my mum's life
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Mike Jones is standing down as managing director of The Stand comedy clubs after…
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Features
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John Cleese's Ministry of Silly Tweets
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'I'm not drunk, I have cerebral palsy'
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Videos
Prime Video has released the trailer for Last One Laughing: Halloween, a special edition of the comedy challenge show in which contestants are out if they laugh or scream.
Jack Dee, Daisy May Cooper, Phil Wang, Lou Sanders, Reece Shearsmith, Harriet Dyer and Tom Allen take part, each trying to make their rivals crack without cracking themselves.
Jimmy Carr hosts, with Roisin Conaty as his deputy.
The first three episodes arrive on October 23, with the final episode following on October 30.
The first series of Last One Laughing won the entertainment programme prize at the 2026 Bafta Television Awards, and Bob Mortimer won the entertainment performance award.
Last One Laughing: Halloween trailer
Special edition coming soon
Weekend Update on the White House Ballroom
With Colin Jost and Michael Che
Mackenzie Crook’s Small Prophets heads to AppleTV
Streamer releases a trailer