Irresistible trailer
Jon Stewart's political comedy starring Steve Carell
27/01/2020 … Here's the first trailer for Irresistible, a new film written and directed by Jon Stewart.
Mon 27 January 2020
Good Life stage revivial confirmed
27/01/2020 … The stage version of The Good Life, starring the IT Crowd’s Katherine Parkinson as Barbara, has been confirmed.
Complaints over battery acid joke finally discharged
Ofcom won't take any action against Jo Brand
27/01/2020 … Broadcasting regulator Ofcom as drawn a line under the controversy over Jo Brand’s battery acid joke, finally ruling that it will take no further action.
© BBC Each time we finish a series, we look back and go, 'Where did that come from?'
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith on the return of Inside No 9
27/01/2020 … The world of TV comedy is full of anecdotes of meddling executives handing meaningless, confusing notes to creative writers to justify their jobs.
Johnny Carroll dies at 78
The 'Brummie Stud' who fell from fame and fortune
27/01/2020 … Brummie comedian Johnny Carroll, a star of The Comedians who later fell on hard times, has died at the age of 78.
New tour for Alan Carr
27/01/2020 … Alan Carr has announced his first tour in four years.
Dave Chappelle wins another Grammy
Hat trick for his Netflix specials
27/01/2020 … Dave Chappelle has won this year’s Grammy award for best comedy album for his stand-up show Sticks & Stones, taking the accolade for the third year…
© Eduardo Unda-Sanzana/CC BY-SA 2.0 Terry Jones left his brain to science
To help research into demential
27/01/2020 … Terry Jones donated his brain to science, it has been revealed.