Panel show pilots for Barnes & Ince
10/12/2019 … Angela Barnes and Robin Ince are piloting two audio panel shows next week.
Tue 10 December 2019
© Craig Sugden Julian Clary joins London Palladium wall of fame
First new performer to be added
10/12/2019 … Julian Clary has been added to a wall of fame at the London Palladium Andrew Lloyd Webber helped unveil his portrait, as the camp comedian became the first…
© BBC What department was at the centre of The Thick Of It?
Try our election-themed comedy trivia quiz!
10/12/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Maria Bamford: Weakness Is The Brand
10/12/2019 … Maria Bamford has released a trailer for her new stand-up special.
Miranda, the life coach
Comic undergoes training after seeing how her sitcom helped people
10/12/2019 … Given her clumsy and socially awkward screen persona, Miranda Hart might not be the obvious person to be handing out life advice.
Avenue 5 coming to Sky One
Launch date for Armando Iannucci’s new space comedy
10/12/2019 … Sky One is to air Armando Iannucci’s space comedy, Avenue 5, the broadcaster has announced.
Pull the other one!
Best new Christmas cracker jokes revealed
10/12/2019 … A joke about Donald Trump has won the annual competition to come up with the best new modern Christmas cracker joke.
Mon 09 December 2019
100 Things I Meant To Tell You by Arthur Smith
09/12/2019 … This may be legally actionable, given the reputation that Arthur Smith has carefully fostered for himself – but I’m not sure he’s all that grumpy.