In which district of New York is Friends set?
27/05/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
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Tue 27 May 2025
Mon 26 May 2025
Playing with expectations, like a true magician
Tim Harding on Mr Swallow, Alexander Bennett and Todd Barry
26/05/2025 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London - in the last two weeks.
Fri 23 May 2025
What's happening with British TV comedy?
The three biggest cheeses in the industry reveal all...
23/05/2025 … The comedy chiefs of Britain’s three public-service broadcasters gathered at the BBC Comedy Festival in Belfast yesterday to discuss the state of the industry.
Thu 22 May 2025
© BBC Steve Coogan: Being lower-middle class gave me a comedy superpower
Comic talks Alan Partridge – and how he'd like to bring back Saxondale
22/05/2025 … Steve Coogan has credited his lower-middle class upbringing as helping him get ahead in comedy.
Wed 21 May 2025
© BBC BBC comedy chief says funny CAN come cheap
Jon Petrie's keynote speech to the BBC Comedy Festival in full
21/05/2025 … Spending more money on comedy shows doesn’t make them funnier, the BBC’s comedy chief has said.
Tue 20 May 2025
© BBC/Wall To Wall Aisling Bea: My pride – and shame - at my family tree
Comedian's mixed findings on Who Do You Think You Are?
20/05/2025 … Aisling Bea discovered that her great-grandfather was an active fighter for Irish independence when she took part in her episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, which…
How much do I love detectives? My dog's called Dorothy L Sayers...
Writer Paul Doolan on his new BBC comedy-crime series Death Valley
20/05/2025 … Hot on the heels of Ludwig, the BBC's new comedy-detective series Death Valley starts on Sunday.
In which Bond movie did John Cleese first appear as Q?
20/05/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.