Netflix pulls League Of Gentlemen in blackface row
As BBC faces questions over Chris Lilley clips still online
10/06/2020 … The League Of Gentlemen has been pulled from Netflix in the continuing row over blackface in comedy.
Wed 10 June 2020
In for a penny, in for £5,000
Ronnie Barker's lucky coin goes under the hammer
10/06/2020 … Ronnie Barker’s lucky penny is to go under the hammer this month, with an estimate of up to £5,000.
No'Selecta!
Channel 4 pulls show after Leigh Francis's 'blackface' apology
10/06/2020 … Bo’Selecta! has been pulled from Channel 4’s on-demand service amid the ongoing debate about comedians using blackface, Chortle can reveal.
Celebrating Frank Sidebottom online
'It'll be like Live Aid with gaffer tape and cardboard'
10/06/2020 … Rare and unseen Frank Sidebottom footage is to be screened online later this month to mark the tenth anniversary of creator Chris Sievey’s death.
Mark Watson launches a drive-in tour
With Ed Byrne, Shappi Khorsandi ... and celebrity chef Tom Kerridge
10/06/2020 … Mark Watson is spearheading a new series of drive-in comedy shows.
© Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0 Inbetweeners creators working on a new show for Will Arnett
...who already appears in their BBC Two comedy The First Team
10/06/2020 … The Inbetweeners creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley are working on a new show for Will Arnett.
Tue 09 June 2020
The Young Ones intro... using only stock footage
Matthew Highton's tribute to Rik Mayall
09/06/2020 … To keep himself occupied during lockdown, comedian Matthew Highton has taken to recreating the title sequences of classic TV shows using only stock footage.
© C4 What was the name of Jim's first dog in Friday Night Dinner?
09/06/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.