Lost Steptoe and Son Christmas script unearthed
Festive 1962 sktech was never made
29/12/2025 … The script for an unmade Steptoe and Son Christmas sketch has been unearthed in the archives.
2025 Archives
Mon 29 December 2025
'Comedy's hard... The Apprentice should be a walk in the park'
Shazia Mirza and Eddie Kadi on taking part in the celebrity edition
29/12/2025 … The Celebrity Apprentice returns to BBC One for a two-part Christmas special tonight and tomorrow – with comedians Eddie Kadi and Shazia Mirza among those…
Sun 28 December 2025
© Channel 4/Avalon Welcome in 2026 with Taskmaster's New Year Treat
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
28/12/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
© Marc Brenner Your last chance to peek Inside No9
28/12/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,239 events Chortle currently has listed.
Fri 26 December 2025
© BBC/Merman/Natalie Seery 3.1million watch Amandaland Christmas special
Good showing for Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel too
26/12/2025 … The Amandaland Christmas special and Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel made the top ten most popular TV shows on Christmas Day.
© Ross Muir Art It's Billy Cone-lly
New artwork celebrates the Big Yin
26/12/2025 … Here are two icons of Glasgow together at last – Sir Billy Connolly and the traffic cone that’s permanently placed on the head of the Duke of Wellington…
Thu 25 December 2025
© BBC/Merman Amandaland Christmas special
Review of the new episode, guest starring Jennifer Saunders
25/12/2025 … Reuniting Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders may have been a casting coup – but the real delight in their Absolutely Fabulous reunion is the characters they…
Wed 24 December 2025
'Stand-up went against every grain in my body'
Will Arnett on coming out of his comfort zone to follow in John Bishop's footsteps
24/12/2025 … Will Arnett has spoken about how he performed stand-up for the first time in preparation for his new movie Is This Thing On?, inspired by the life of John…