The Tony Hancock episode too offensive for TV
Comic's show will go out on YouTube to avoid the regulators
28/08/2025 … A Tony Hancock show unseen for almost 70 years is to be released on YouTube after being deemed too offensive to air on regular TV.
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Thu 28 August 2025
Trying comes to BBC One
Broadcaster buys Apple TV+’s hit comedy
28/08/2025 … BBC One is to air Apple TV+’s hit comedy Trying.
Michael McIntyre makes his WWE debut
Comic is a masked wrestler in tag-team fight
28/08/2025 … Michael McIntyre has made his WWE debut.
© Pierre Rosa / Pixabay Revealed: Which area of the UK produces the most comedians
...and which produces the least, per capita
28/08/2025 … Merseyside produces more comedians per capita than another region of the UK.
Wed 27 August 2025
Taskmaster continues its global push
Series 20 will be on YouTube just as soon as it's aired on C4
27/08/2025 … The next series of Taskmaster will drop on YouTube as soon as it’s aired on Channel 4 – so worldwide fans can watch it on the same day as Britons.
© BBC Filming starts on Death Valley series 2
Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth return
27/08/2025 … Filming begins in Wales this week on the second series of Death Valley starring Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth.
Eric Idle: I have to check that my jokes don't offend the younger generation
And other things we learn from a new Radio 4 interview
27/08/2025 … Eric Idle has revealed that he runs jokes past his daughter to ensure he doesn’t offend modern audiences.
New podcast for Laura Smyth
About not taking life too seriously
27/08/2025 … Comedian Laura Smyth is launching a podcast with her best friend Carmen Butcher, a production manager for films.