Which comedian's voice was sampled on the EMF hit song Unbelievable?

Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz

29/04/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.

New agent for Samira Banks

SYTYF? winner joins Blue Book

29/04/2025 … Samira Banks has signed up to the Blue Book comedy agency.

Daisy May Cooper joins Asterix series

Playing Impedimenta

29/04/2025 … Daisy May Cooper is in the cast of the new Astérix & Obélix animated series, it has been announced.

'Considering you're not allowed to laugh, this show is genuinely funny'

Silence Is Golden creator Richard Bacon

29/04/2025 … In the new U&Dave show Silence Is Golden, a studio audience is given £250,000, but every time any of them make a noise, the communal prize pot is depleted…

First look at the Soho Theatre Walthamstow

Major London comedy venue opening this week

29/04/2025 … Here are the first images from inside the new Soho Theatre Walthamstow, which opens on Friday with a run of Natalie Palamides’ show Weer.

Chris McCasuland to make a documentary about tech

Trying out the 'gadgets and gizmos' that will help his life

29/04/2025 … Chris McCasuland is to make a BBC Two documentary on how technology has been life-changing for him, and what the future holds.

Parliament test

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MPs hear about the state of the comedy industry

Huge financial and social benefits, but money is tight and it's not taken seriously, Commons committee told

29/04/2025 … Comedians and industry figures have called on the government to put comedy on a level playing field with other art forms when it comes to access to public funds.