The Last Jewish Joke by Michel Wieviorka
17/09/2025 … Stand-up comedy as we know it is largely a Jewish invention, with the children of immigrants developing the craft in mid-20th Century America in the nightclubs of…
2025 Archives
Wed 17 September 2025
Juice series 1 recap
... as Mawaan Rizwan’s comedy returns
17/09/2025 … The BBC has released a five-minute recap of the first series of Mawaan Rizwan’s comedy Juiced ahead of the second season dropping tomorrow.
Have I Got News For You returns for its 70th season
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosting its first episode
17/09/2025 … Have I Got News For You is returning for its 70th series next month, marking 35 years on air.
The Simpsons is a perfect satire
Joe Wells picks his comedy favourites
17/09/2025 … Joe Wells is about to go on tour with his latest stand-up show, Daddy Autism, which explores fatherhood through the lense of neurodiversity.
Chris Turner on the America’s Got Talent semi-finals
'I think you should win,' says Sofia Vergara
17/09/2025 … British comedy improv rapper Chris Turner appeared on the semi-finals of America’s Got Talent last night, freestyling live on TV about objects contributed…
He Huang: Live In London
Review of the visiting Chinese comedian
17/09/2025 … At the Melbourne comedy festival earlier this year, Australian-based Chinese comic He Huang won acclaim for her show confronting issues of race by performing full…
Paul Tonkinson writes a book about the world's toughest foot race
Comic competed in 155-mile Sahara ultramarathon
17/09/2025 … Paul Tonkinson is writing a book about defying ageing by running an ultra-marathon across the Sahara Desert.
© UKTV Johnny Vegas and Lucy Beaumont reunite for stage play
40th anniversary production of Jim Cartwright's Road
17/09/2025 … Johnny Vegas and Lucy Beaumont are to star in a new production of the comic play Road.