Al Murray and Rory Bremner to play Henley Festival
A black-tie do on the banks of the Thames
29/01/2020 … Al Murray, Rory Bremner and Milton Jones are among the comedians just announced for this year’s Henley Festival.
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Tue 28 January 2020
Police Cops – Badass Be Thy Name
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
28/01/2020 … It’s the height of the Madchester scene: tunes are banging, pills are popping and the venue is filled with wide-eyed, hyperactive youngsters burning their…
© C4 HBO passes on Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan comedy
Comedy now being hawked around Hollywood again
28/01/2020 … Plans for a US comedy based on an idea by Sharon Horgan and Aisling Bea have hit the buffers.
Radio 4 extends Alfie Moore's beat
Another series for cop-turned-comic
28/01/2020 … The BBC has commissioned a fifth series of Radio 4 series It’s A Fair Cop from policeman-turned-comic Alfie Moore.
What character did Nicholas Parsons play in Doctor Who?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz in honour of the legendary straightman
28/01/2020 … Test your knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, with this week's edition a special trubute to Nicholas Parsons.
Not just Just A Minute
Clips show how Nicholas Parsons's career was full of deviation...
28/01/2020 … Here's a selection of clips from Nicholas Parson's long comedy career, starting with Arthur Haynes in his 1961 TV show With Arthur Haynes (and future…
'A broadcasting giant who proved that the straight man could be the real star of comedy'
Tributes flood in for Nicholas Parsons
28/01/2020 … Tributes have been flooding in for Nicholas Parsons, who died in the early hours of this morning at the age of 96.
Nicholas Parsons dies at 96
The final whistle blows on an incredible career
28/01/2020 … Nicholas Parsons, who hosted Radio 4's Just a Minute since its inception in 1967, has died aged 96 after a short illness.