What country is stand-up Daliso Chaponda from?
07/01/2020 … Test your knowledge of some of the big comedy events of 2019 with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster…
Tue 07 January 2020
Funnymen nominated for BBC Audio Drama Awards
...but no women in the comedy categories
07/01/2020 … Alexei Sayle, Terry Alderton, Phil Wang and Mark Steel are among the nominees in this year’s BBC Audio Drama Awards.
The ParaPod Movie prologue
On the day movie gets its premiere
07/01/2020 … Ian Boldsworth has released an outtake from their forthcoming ParaPod movie.
No Apple in the Big Apple
Josh Widdicombe loses his laptop in New York
07/01/2020 … Josh Widdicombe has lost his laptop in New York.
Comedies up for 2020 National Television Awards
07/01/2020 … After Life, Derry Girls, Fleabag, Mrs Brown's Boys and Sex Education have all been nominated for best comedy in this year’s National Television Awards.
A comedy landmark goes up in flames
Koko played host to the Goons, Python and more
07/01/2020 … The London venue Koko, which was badly damaged in an overnight blaze, has rightly been hailed as a major landmark in the capital’s music scene, having played…
An introduction to Latin American comedy
By Venezuelan stand-up Ivan Aristeguieta, currently performing at the Soho Theatre in London
07/01/2020 … If you ask me about what I watch online in terms of comedy my answer will be: Patton Oswalt, Mike Birbiglia, Sarah Silverman and Jerry Seinfeld.
Baking bad
Comedians join The Great Celebrity Bake Off
07/01/2020 … Russell Howard, Joel Dommett, Mo Gilligan and Jenny Eclair are among the stars taking part in the next series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off.