'You are always a surprise!'
Bill Bailey's entertaining - if imperfect - Strictly semi-final
13/12/2020 … It's not a traditional track for a tango – but Bill Bailey perfumed the Argentinan dance to Metallica's metal anthem Enter Sandman last night.
Sun 13 December 2020
Three-quarters of BBC comedians are liberals
According to a campaign group seeking more right-wing views on air
13/12/2020 … Three-quarters of comedians appearing on BBC shows are Left-wing Remainers with progressive views, an anti-woke pressure group has claimed.
Sat 12 December 2020
Comedy for all who follow the science
The week's best comedy on demand
12/12/2020 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Fri 11 December 2020
Eddie Izzard announces 31 more marathons
11/12/2020 … Eddie Izzard is to run a marathon every day in January – with a gig every night.
London Hughes: To Catch A Dick trailer
Comedy special drops on Netflx this month
11/12/2020 … Netflix has released the trailer for London Hughes’s first Netflix special.
Hoorah! An Australian-style deal!
11/12/2020 … Tweets of the week Actually I think you’ll find that it wasn’t that the Emperor in the story wasn’t wearing any clothes, he was wearing Australian-style…
Jongleurs is back
Comedy club brand revived by comedian Kev Orkian
11/12/2020 … Jongleurs comedy clubs are making a comeback.
Radio Ulster orders true crime mockmentary
With husband-and-wife comics Diona Doherty and Sean Hegarty
11/12/2020 … BBC Radio Ulster has commissioned a full series of a true crime mockumentary, following a pilot earlier this year.