I caught Mel Smith snorting coke in Freddie Mercury's house
16/10/2019 … His comic persona was of the slightly dour, slightly dim, world-weary everyman – but away from the camera, Mel Smith could be quite different.
Wed 16 October 2019
© BBC Still Game to get an outstanding contribution Bafta
...but a brawl mars its final stage outing
16/10/2019 … Still Game is to receive a Scottish Bafta for its outstanding contribution to broadcasting.
Tue 15 October 2019
Finding laughs in Brexit
Kieran Hodgson makes an EU-inspired comedy for C4
15/10/2019 … Kieran Hodgson has made a Brexit comedy for Channel 4, Chortle can reveal.
Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
15/10/2019 … Despite a small handful of high-profile exceptions, black and Asian characters tend to be under-represented in TV comedy.
© BBC What is Gary: Tank Commander's surname?
15/10/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Candles, by Joz Norris
15/10/2019 … Comedian Joz Norris reckons his latest video is a 'very serious drama about a dying relationship'.
'I say, would you mind terribly returning my stolen Dad's Army costume?'
Actor Julian Dutton makes appeal after theft
15/10/2019 … It’s probably not the sort of clothing you’d normally associate with a couple of Essex thieves.
Andrew Lawrence reverts to type
New tour kicks out against 'PC garbage'
15/10/2019 … Andrew Lawrence’s foray into clean controversy-free comedy has been short-lived.