© UKTV Christmas comedy books 2018
Steve Bennett looks at some of the tie-in tomes...
19/12/2018 … Looking for some last-minute Christmas presents.
Wed 19 December 2018
© UKTV 
How Dave Allen could have been in The League Of Gentlemen
...but his agent never passed on the offer
19/12/2018 … Dave Allen could have appeared in The League of Gentlemen – had it not been for his agent.
Netflix: Comedians Of The World
19/12/2018 … Netflix has released a teaser for its Comedians Of The World project.
Lecicester Comedy Fest announces its competition finalists
Promising newbies, pun-slingers and golden oldies
19/12/2018 … The finalists have been announced for the range of competitions run by the Leicester Comedy Festival.
© HBO Why John Oliver's savaging of Brexit was banned in the UK
...and why you can still watch it anyway
19/12/2018 … Footage of John Oliver savaging Theresa May over her Brexit deal has been banned in the UK.
Second series for Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
Dave orders ten more episodes with a tweaked format
19/12/2018 … The Dave channel has ordered a second series of Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier.
Why we need ‘unsafe comedy’
Andy Shaw sticks up for the stand-ups who refuse to play by the rules
19/12/2018 … Why would a comic refuse to sign an agreement not to make racist, homophobic and sexist jokes? Surely, it can only be because they want licence to punch down…
Has Alan Carr signed up to Strictly?
19/12/2018 … Alan Carr says he is up for taking part in Strictly Come Dancing.