What now for Vittorio Angelone’s sitcom debut?
BBC ‘actively considering’ position over rape joke
Questions have been raised over the future of Vittorio Angelone’s sitcom debut…
Which comics are making their QI debuts?
Angela Barnes, Bella Hull, Stevie Martin, Blank Peng,…
BBC merges its comedy commissioning teams
The BBC is to merge its teams commissioning comedy…
Mark Thomas to star in a stage show about the workings of the mind
Mark Thomas is to star in a new theatre production…
Petition to save Radio 4 Extra nears 2,500 signatures
Radio 4 Extra fans are signing our petition to save…
Jimmy Cricket's joke book to be published posthumously
A book of jokes Jimmy Cricket was working on when he…
Goodness Gracious Me cast received death threats
The cast of Goodness Gracious Me received death threats…
Vittorio Angelone apology acknowledged - but not accepted
Rape survivor Rebecca Goodwin says she 'acknowledges but doesn’t accept’…
‘We were woke before it was a thing!'
Fascinating Aïda have announced a tour of more than 75 theatres next year. The…
Radio 4 Extra – the treasure trove of archive BBC comedy – is to…
Row as venue is booted out of the Brighton Fringe
A significant Brighton Fringe venue has been banned from next year’s festival,…
'Landmark event' to celebrate women in comedy
The Royal Albert Hall is to host what’s being billed as ‘a landmark event…
More unseen Only Fools And Horses footage to get an airing
The U&Gold channel is to broadcast two more batches of unseen Only Fools And…
Tour news
Features
'Ted was the perfect companion'
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing returns for a ninth series at 9pm on Sunday…
Save Radio 4 Extra
Chortle has launched a petition to save Radio 4 Extra as comedians, writers, producers…
What was General Melchett's first name in Blackadder Goes Forth?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Why great comedy podcasts are getting harder to find
Ask anyone to name Britain’s biggest comedy podcasts and you’ll get the…
Reviews
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
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Oh, Mary!
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Kevin Bridges breaks Belfast arena record
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TV festival won't clash with Edinburgh Fringe
Next year’s TV Festival will NOT clash with the Edinburgh Fringe, as the annual…
Geoff Norcott returns to Quesion Time
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Could you create the next Bridget Jones?
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Ricky Gervais announces European tour dates for 2027
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Stephen Fry to host next year's Slapstick film gala
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Play That Goes Wrong becomes one of the West End's longest-running shows
The Play That Goes Wrong has entered the list of the longest-running West End shows,…
Punching Up
I was Harry Hill's naked uncle
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Is it good that I inspired Malcolm Tucker?
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Katherine Ryan: I got a facelift eight weeks after giving birth
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When Rob Beckett's crowd heckled his five-year-old daughter
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Videos
Ken Cheng shares the secrets of his success on the next episode of Iain Stirling Roasts The Internet.
In this exclusive clip, the comedian explains how to harness the power of search engine optimisation to give people what they want.
The episode – which also features Katherine Ryan, Danny Beard and Sikisa airs on Comedy Central on Monday.
Ken Cheng on the secrets of his success
From Iain Stirling Roasts The Internet
From this week's Mock The Week
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