It Ain't Half Hot Mum star Windsor Davies dies at 88
'We remember him with laughter'
Windsor Davies, best known as the sergeant major in 1970s sitcom It Ain't Half…
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Unearthed: Lost episodes of the Likely Lads
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Al Porter slams 'vile' trolls who spread fake rumours he killed himself
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Louis CK jokes about his sullied reputation
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World premiere announced for Chris Morris's The Day Shall Come
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Comic appeals his £25,000 fine for a sick joke about a disabled child
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Steve Carell to front the Space Force for Netflix
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Netflix renews Grace and Frankie
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Mark Watson announces a marathon show – and marathon podcast series
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Club bans a white comedian because he has dreadlocks
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Comedians join Dad's Army cast
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Features
Because fact into doubt won’t go
It was 25 years ago today, January 19, 1994, that the first episode of The Day Today…
What was the Fast Show called in America?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz, now in multiple choice format…
'Now I know the best cooking oil if you want to oil yourself up...'
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Writing Catastrophe is 'a slog'
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'I like to instil physical discomfort into people who tune in to watch a comedy. I get off on that'
Catastrophe has just returned to Channel 4, which means its stars and creators Rob…
Every Netflix 'Comedians Of The World' special ranked
On New Year's Day, Netflix released 47 half-hour comedy specials, from stand-ups…
Reviews
Comedians Of The World – Loyiso Madinga: A Long Way From My Village
I’d be surprised if any comedian in this Netflix…
Comedians Of The World – Loyiso Gola: The African African
An intelligent observer of the world, Loyiso Gola makes…
Comedians Of The World – Tumi Morake: (Un)Domestic Issues
Like many comedians in this series, Tumi Morake opens…
Comedians Of The World – Riaad Moosa: Why Do U Talk The Way You Do?
As the title suggests, Riaad Moosa is paranoid about…
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Videos
Comedian Holly Burn has offered her alternative take on the decluttering craze sparked by Marie Kondo.
In her version of the Netflix show she 'untidies' her room deciding what items spark joy and which have sentimental value.
Though we suspect she might have resorted to tidying up afterwards... a process that would be a lot less fun than this:
Un-Tidying Up With Messy Kondo
aka Holly Burn
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: The final episodes
Netflix releases a trailer
US late-night hosts on the Brexit chaos
Tervor Noah,Stephen Colbert and Seth Myers
Piff The Magic Dragon returns to America's Got Talent
For a new trick with Heidi Klum