See some future stars in Astronomy Club
07/12/2019 … The week's comedy on demand.
Sat 07 December 2019
Fri 06 December 2019
So I put my phone in airplane mode...
06/12/2019 … Tweets of the week Despite repeated discussions with Conservative Central Offical I’m afraid Boris Johnson is running scared and refusing to appear on…
'The Fast Show is a terrible title...'
Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson reflect on the sketch show on its 25th anniversary
06/12/2019 … It was one of the most successful sketch shows on British TV, but as The Fast Show celebrates its 25th anniversary, its two leading lights have confessed to one…
© BBC How Victoria Wood was almost in Not The Nine O'Clock News
Producer John Lloyd recalls the satire's uneasy birth
06/12/2019 … Victoria Wood was asked to be a member of the Not The Nine O’Clock News team, its producer John Lloyd has revealed.
Chortle comedy book festival grows again
Top names in 2020 British Library line-up
06/12/2019 … Adam Kay, Mark Thomas, Jenny Eclair, Arthur Smith, Robin Ince and Josie Long are just some of the writers taking part in the next Chortle Comedy Book Festival.
John Bishop announces massive benefit for injured football fan
Sean Cox brutally attacked on the way to a match
06/12/2019 … John Bishop has announced a star-studded comedy benefit for a Liverpool football fan left severely injured after a horrific attack outside Anfield.
Thu 05 December 2019
Comedians given the Finger
New awards for those trying to change the world with comedy
05/12/2019 … A Belgian TV show featuring disabled people and a German campaign against taxes on sanitary products have won the first Finger Awards, created to honour comedy projects…
© BBC This Country goes to another country
American remake for BBC Three comedy
05/12/2019 … This Country is being lined up for a US remake with Bridesmaids and Last Christmas director Paul Feig at the helm.