James Haskell bids to become a stand-up
Rugby star announces live dates
31/10/2021 … Rugby star James Haskell is turning to stand-up.
Sun 31 October 2021
'Uncle Roger' is on tour....
31/10/2021 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Sat 30 October 2021
Joking about a disabled child is ruled a free speech right
Canadian comedian Mike Ward wins decade-long legal battle
30/10/2021 … Canadian comedian Mike Ward has won his decade-long free speech battle to make jokes about a disabled child.
© BBC Darren Harriott joins Britain's Top Takeaways
Comedian to co-host BBC Two show with Sara Cox
30/10/2021 … Darren Harriott is to co-host the new BBC series Britain's Top Takeaways with Sara Cox.
Fri 29 October 2021
Piff extends his Vegas residency
Magic Dragon's new contract runs to 2024
29/10/2021 … Piff The Magic Dragon has extended his Las Vegas residency for three more years.
© BBC BBC chief says comedy shouldn't play it safe
Tim Davie speaks out as impartiality guidelines are unveiled
29/10/2021 … The BBC’s director-general has vowed that comedy shows should not be ‘neutered by a desire to play things safe’.
Why did they call it Bullseye..?
29/10/2021 … Tweets of the week dune part 2 is just 2 hours of rinsing the sand out of their underwear — Alex Friedman (@kosherhotdogz) October 27, 2021 "Make…
Los Espookys
Sky's bizzare new import deserves to be a cult hit
29/10/2021 … As a Spanish-language comedy with a strong surreal bent and elements of the supernatural, Los Espookys might be a difficult sell.