Chortle Student Comedy Award final 2021
22/09/2021 … This has not been a good year to be a student, or to be a comedian - and twice as challenging to be both.
Wed 22 September 2021
Al Murray goes to wars...
22/09/2021 … Al Murray is to host a new Sky History series about Britain’s military past.
Do You Remember Peter Pickering?
22/09/2021 … An old man struggles to remind his grandson just who Peter Pickering is in this new comedy clip from BBC Scotland.
The corporate gig that went down the pan...
Simon Brodkin on the perils of Zoom gigs
22/09/2021 … There’s a different intimacy with Zoom gigs compared to a live show – as Simon Brodkin discovered during one performance last year.
© HBO RIP, Stanford Blatch
Sex And The City actor Willie Garson dies at 57
22/09/2021 … Willie Garson, who played talent agent Stanford Blatch in Sex And The City, has died at the age of 57.
Comedy Women In Print announces 2021 shortlist
Including Dolly Alderton Mel Giedroyc and Lynne Truss
22/09/2021 … Dolly Alderton, Mel Giedroyc and Lynne Truss are among the authors shortlisted for this year’s Comedy Women In Print prize.
© Damian Bennett Tim Minchin announces more 2021 UK dates
22/09/2021 … Tim Minchin has added three more dates to his UK tour, which kicks off next month.
Tue 21 September 2021
© BBC What was Mrs Merton's first name?
21/09/2021 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.