Sun 16 August 2020
Russell Brand faces backlash for 'mansplaining feminism'
Comic criticises Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion for their raunchy video
16/08/2020 … Russell Brand is facing a backlash over a video berating Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion for their overt sexuality.
Sat 15 August 2020
© UKTV Gold The podcast taking Greg Davies to task...
15/08/2020 … Here's Chortle's daily round-up of new comedy to watch at home during lockdown.
When Sarah Millican made her barnstorming debut
Our look back at the Edinburgh Fringe of 2008
15/08/2020 … Our journey through Fringes past today takes us to 2008: the year David O’Doherty won the main comedy award, and someone named Sarah Millican blew all away…
Fri 14 August 2020
© UKTV The Lenny Henry Show returns
14/08/2020 … Sir Lenny Henry is reprising his eponymous sketch show - 36 years after it launched on BBC 1.
© UKTV/Adam Lawrence 'I don't claim we were that innovative - but we were short and sharp'
Paul Whitehouse on the legacy of the Fast Show
14/08/2020 … As the TV channel Gold prepares to air a Fast Show retrospective, entitled Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases, co-creator Paul Whitehouse looks back at the…
© uktv 'I don't think we'll try to get the Fast Show machine back up again'
As a new retrospective airs, Charlie Higson mulls the show's legacy
14/08/2020 … As the TV channel Gold prepares to air a Fast Show retrospective, entitled Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases, co-creator Charlie Higson recalls working with Caroline…
So You Think You're Funny? Best Bits
14/08/2020 … It’s always fun watching before-they-were-famous clips of successful comedians to compare and contrast their early instincts with the gig-honed personas which…