John Oliver's team win a Writers' Guild award
Other gongs for JoJo Rabbit, The Simpsons, Barry and more
02/02/2020 … John Oliver's writing crew has won a top US accolade.
Sun 02 February 2020
Is this the way to find a comedy supergroup?
Sketch troupes switch members in festival experiment
02/02/2020 … The best comedy sketch groups are a perfect alchemy of talents – but what would happen if skilled performers were thrown together in random new combinations? That’s…
Sat 01 February 2020
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Eddie Izzard: I'm running 28 marathons in 28 days
01/02/2020 … Eddie Izzard has vowed to run 28 marathons in 28 countries in 28 days as a reaction to Brexit.
Dominic Frisby's bid for a Brexit No1 fails
EU anthem, Ode To Joy, sells more
01/02/2020 … Comedian Dominic Frisby as fallen well short of his dream of having a Brexit Day No 1.
Fri 31 January 2020
Intelligence: The first trailer
Sky comedy starring Nick Mohammed and David Schwimmer
31/01/2020 … Sky has released the first trailer for Intelligence, its new comedy set in the GCHQ eavesdropping centre starring Nick Mohammed and David Schwimmer.
When God gives you lemons...
31/01/2020 … Quote of the week ‘People have got sick of hating me’ Ben Elton Tweets of the week When God gives you lemons, ask Him/Her for…
First UK tour for Dead Ringers
Impersonating Boris Johnson, Donald Trump... and Diane Abbott
31/01/2020 … Radio 4 comedy Dead Ringers is heading out on its first UK tour.