New comedy award to honour Barry Cryer
...With Armando Iannucci the first winner
13/11/2025 … A new comedy award is to be handed out in honour of Barry Cryer - with Armando Iannucci its first recipient.
Thu 13 November 2025
'Pound-for-pound the funniest person in the world'
Humphrey Ker picks his comedy favourites
13/11/2025 … Humphrey Ker and his longtime Penny Dreadfuls collaborator David Reed star in Sherlock Holmes And The 12 Days of Christmas at the Birmingham Rep from tomorrow.
Frank Foucault on Open Up! with Jordan Brookes
13/11/2025 … Frank Foucault is the guest – or client – on the second episode of Open Up! with Jordan Brookes.
© C4/Roughcut TV Cast announced for Josh Pugh’s C4 comedy Stepping Up
Including Denise Welch, Sophia Di Martino and Lucia Keskin
13/11/2025 … Denise Welch, Sophia Di Martino and Lucia Keskin have joined the cast of Josh Pugh’s new Channel 4 comedy Stepping Up.
© BBC Robin Williams, Sigourney Weaver's hairpiece and me
Still Game's Gavin Mitchell reveals all!
13/11/2025 … As Boaby the barman in Still Game, Gavin Mitchell is known for his dodgy mullet.
Santa's Ryan-deer
Katherine launches a festive podcast
13/11/2025 … Katherine Ryan has launched a Christmas podcast.
Revealed: The people bringing SNL to the UK
Incluidng Daran Jonno Johnson of Sheeps as head writer
13/11/2025 … The key players producing the UK version of Saturday Night Live have been announced.
We made a CGI Lister for the axed Red Dwarf episode
Writer Doug Naylor reveals more about the cancelled comedy special
13/11/2025 … Doug Naylor has revealed more details of the Red Dwarf special cancelled by UKTV – and says he’s still shopping the idea around other broadcasters.