What was the name of the company in Silicon Valley?
19/05/2026 … 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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Thu 14 May 2026
© BBC/James Stack Photography 'I often feel Philomena Cunk is the real me'
Diane Morgan on comedy characters, ghost-hunting, and problematic drama school exercises..
14/05/2026 … Diane Morgan goes ghost-hunting in some of the grand homes where she films her Philomena Cunk shows – and says she has witnessed paranormal activities.
© BBC/James Stack Photography 'No algorithm would have said Britain wants a comedy about a bloke who grows homunculi'
Full text of BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie's speech to the broadcaster's comedy festvail
14/05/2026 … As delivered at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, yesterday: Thank you for joining us for this year’s BBC Comedy Festival.
Tue 12 May 2026
'The stuff I'm getting now I wouldn't have been ready for five years ago'
12/05/2026 … After a series of well-received Edinburgh Fringe shows and being regular tour support for Ed Gamble, Chloe Petts has become a TV regular with appearances including…
How much do you know about Eric Morecambe?
Try our Tuesday trivia quiz to mark his 100th birthday
12/05/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 11 May 2026
'I once hosted a panel of five billionaires...'
Visiting American comic Kiran Deol on her most memorable gigs
11/05/2026 … Indian-American comedian Kiran Deol is at London’s Soho Theatre all week with her show Assault On Comedy, about the horrifying unprovoked attack she was subjected…
© BBC Studios 'Just because someone’s dead, doesn’t mean we have to be miserable about it'
Paul Doolan on the second series of Death Valley
11/05/2026 … Comedy-crime series Death Valley returns to BBC One on Sunday, starring Timothy Spall as retired actor John Chapel, aiding Gwyneth Keyworth’s detective sergeant…
Sun 10 May 2026
© UKTV 'Ed Gamble becomes a different person in the escape room'
Mel Giedroyc on her new U&Dave’s show The Way Out
10/05/2026 … Mel Giedroyc hosts U&Dave’s new show The Way Out, which pitches two teams of comedians led by Nish Kumar and Ed Gamble against each other in an escape-room…