Finding the light in dark comedy
Dr Zoe Stephenson on what research reveals about people who enjoy bleak humour
08/09/2026 … Finding dark comedy funny does not necessarily mean there is something dark about you.
2026 Archives
Tue 08 September 2026
© MGM-photo by Ted Allan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons What was Groucho Marx's real name?
08/09/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
20th anniversary tour for John Shuttleworth's It's Nice Up North film
Also paying tribute to director Martin Parr
08/09/2026 … John Shuttleworth creator Graham Fellows is taking his 2006 comedy documentary It’s Nice Up North back on tour to mark its 20th anniversary.
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet actress Georgina Lightning dies in freak horse accident
Co-star Tim Healy pays tribute
08/09/2026 … Tim Healy has paid tribute to his Auf Wiedersehen, Pet co-star Georgina Lightning after she died in a horse accident at the weekend.
Richard Herring brings RHLSTP to an end
Podcast pioneer calls it a day – saying he can't compete with big-name hosts
08/09/2026 … Richard Herring is bringing his RHLSTP podcast to an end after nearly 15 years, he has announced.
Unseen Only Fools And Horses footage released
To mark show's 45th anniversary today
08/09/2026 … Unseen footage from Only Fools And Horses has been released today – to mark the exact 45th anniversary of the show first airing.
© Matt Squire Small Prophets to return
Second series of six episodes confirmed
08/09/2026 … Small Prophets is to return for a second series, it has been announced, moving from BBC Two to BBC One.
Absolute Radio Live 2026 line-up announced
Hosted by Jon Richardson and Matt Forde
08/09/2026 … Absolute Radio has announced the line-up for its next comedy fundraiser.