A real comedy pioneer
Unearthed: The first known recording of a comedian broadcast in the UK
10/11/2020 … Here is the oldest surviving recording of a comedian that aired in the UK.
Tue 10 November 2020
Mon 09 November 2020
Could you write the next Cabin Pressure?
Hunt on for new radio comedy scripts
09/11/2020 … Independent production company Pozzitive is on the lookout for new comedy shows to develop.
Another call-out for Bravo Two Charlies
BBC Radio Wales orders third series
09/11/2020 … BBC Radio Wales has ordered a third series of its police comedy, Bravo Two Charlies.
Comic writes spoof Boris Johnson diaries
Nathan Cassidy imagines PM's recovery from Covid
09/11/2020 … Stand-up Nathan Cassidy has written an imaginary three-month diary from Boris Johnson, describing his recovery from Covid.
His churlished memory will always allied with us
'Master of the Malaprop' Norm Crosby dies at 93
09/11/2020 … Veteran American comedian Norm Crosby has died at the age of 93.
Sun 08 November 2020
© BBC BBC Wales renews The Tuckers
Plus full series for sketch show Age Of Outrage
08/11/2020 … BBC Wales has commissioned two more series of its sitcom The Tuckers, about an extended family of ‘loveable rogues’ with dubious ways of making a living.
© Rune Hellestad Michael Parkinson: Men are funnier than women
'Sexist old fart' stays true to type
08/11/2020 … He has given a springboard to many of Britain’s top comedians, most notably Billy Connolly.
Dave Chappelle's Saturday Night Live monologue
08/11/2020 … Dave Chappelle delivered a funny and powerful 16-minute monologue about the Presidential election, Covid-19 and racism as he opened Saturday Night Live last night.