David Walliams dropped by his publisher
Comic and writer 'strongly denies he has behaved inappropriately'
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Comedy on TV and radio for Christmas 2025
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The best of what's admittedly a quiet week in live…
Greg Davies: Plans are afoot for Inbetweeners comeback
Greg Davies have confirmed that plans are afoot for…
Dave Chappelle drops a surprise stand-up special
Dave Chappelle has released a surprise stand-up special. The…
BBC responds to Robin Ince quitting Infinite Monkey Cage
The BBC has issued a formal response to Robin Ince’s…
232 viewers complain over James Acaster's Saturday Kitchen 'rampage'
More than 200 people have complained about James Acaster…
The Christmas special of Diane Morgan’s sitcom Mandy has been pulled from…
Angela Barnes to host an Archers live tour
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Comedians do Celebrity Mastermind
The raft of comedians taking part in this year’s Celebrity Mastermind has been…
Fourth season for Have I Got News For You US
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The golf game that almost killed Fred MacAulay
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Lenny Henry announces a rare stand-up tour
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Features
What was the name of the dog Jack looked after in Still Game?
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'There's a power in choosing when to be vulnerable'
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'I can't think of anything I enjoyed when filming this'
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This substantially raises the bar on the limits of human creativity
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Live comedy picks
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Mike Wozniak: The Bench
Newcastle Stand
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Woking New Victoria Theatre
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Paul Whitehouse stages West End benefit gig
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Return of scheme to finance a debut Fringe run
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West End to host a Big Jewish Comedy Gala
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Comedy Lab Cymru returns for a third year
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Punching Up
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Videos
The release of the Epstein Files provided fodder for SNL's Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che last night.
The other big news included the Trump claiming there have been 'zero illegal aliens' allowed into the country in the last seven months and Marjorie Taylor Greene getting engaged.
The pair also induced in their Christmas Joke Swap, making each other read jokes they've never seen before. Only Jost apparently didn't know it was happening...
Aidy Bryant also returned to the show more than three years after leaving to help given Bowen Yang a send-off on his last show. The pair brought back their classic Trend Forecasters characters:
SNL's Weekend Update on the Epstein Files
And it's the annual Christmas Joke Swap
Trailer for The Sheep Detectives
With Hugh Jackman
Askmaster: Champion Of Champions 4
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From Aunty Donna