Julian Barratt joins Moominvalley
18/12/2019 … Julian Barratt is joining the cast of Sky’s children’s show Moominvalley – reuniting him with his Mighty Boosh co-star Matt Berry.
Wed 18 December 2019
Gamble on Europe
Comic Ed announces dates on the continent
18/12/2019 … Ed Gamble is to embark on his first European tour.
Kenny Lynch dies at 81
The singer who starred with Spike Milligan in Curry & Chips
18/12/2019 … Variety star Kenny Lynch has died at the age of 81.
We are the (comedy) world...
60 comedians unite for charity Christmas single
18/12/2019 … Sixty US-based comedians including Howie Mandel, Jim Jefferies, Rich Fulcher, Brian Posehn and Richard Lewis have joined forces to make a We Are The World-style…
Tue 17 December 2019
Leicester Square Theatre New Act Of The Year 2019
Final reviewed by Steve Bennett
17/12/2019 … Too much? Fifteen comedians on one new act final might feel like overkill, but no act seemed undeserving of their place at the climax of the Leicester Square Theatre…
What was the name of Edith's mother in Allo Allo?
17/12/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Ryan Lash / TED Just call him Nostradamus Djalili
Comic thought of hiding in a fridge to avoid politics long before Boris
17/12/2019 … It was one of the more bizarre moments of the election campaign – Boris Johnson hiding in a dairy's fridge to avoid questioning from a journalist…
Jan Ravens to star in Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads
17/12/2019 … Dead Ringers impressionist Jan Ravens to star in a stage productionof Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads.