Sat 19 January 2019
© BBC It Ain't Half Hot Mum star Windsor Davies dies at 88
'We remember him with laughter'
19/01/2019 … Windsor Davies, best known as the sergeant major in 1970s sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, has died at the age of 88.
© BBC Because fact into doubt won’t go
Eight great sketches as The Day Today turns 25
19/01/2019 … It was 25 years ago today, January 19, 1994, that the first episode of The Day Today hit screens – the TV version of Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris's…
Unearthed: Lost episodes of the Likely Lads
Formerly missing shows to be released on DVD after 52 years
19/01/2019 … Lost episodes of The Likely Lads have been unearthed more than 50 years after they aired on TV.
Fri 18 January 2019
‘Remember me with a smile'
Stars mourn Dame June Whitfield
18/01/2019 … Comedy stars have been paying tribute to Dame June Whitfield at her funeral in West Sussex.
The Sacred Art Of Joking by James Cary
18/01/2019 … Much comedy output comes with the disclaimer: ‘Not for the easily offended.
Where Marie Kondo will lead us...
18/01/2019 … Quote and tweets of the week… Quote of the week "Laughter is much more important than applause.
Thu 17 January 2019
Al Porter slams 'vile' trolls who spread fake rumours he killed himself
'I take all kind of abuse online - but not this'
17/01/2019 … Irish comedian Al Porter has hit out at internet trolls who spread fake news that he had taken his own life The stand-up has kept a low profile since allegations…