Intimate gigs for Eddie Izzard
Comic to play London's Bill Murray pub
07/11/2018 … Eddie Izzard is to pay a series of intimate gigs in London’s Bill Murray pub, the venue has announced.
Wed 07 November 2018
Question 1: Which broadcaster has bought Al Murray's pub quiz?
07/11/2018 … Freeview channel Quest has picked up Al Murray’s Great British Pub Quiz for a 21-episode series – the channel’s first move into comedy-based entertainment.
Tue 06 November 2018
© Bafta Ricky Gervais signs on to Netflix animation
Adaptation of The Willoughbys book
06/11/2018 … Ricky Gervais is to lend his voice to a new animated movie for Netflix.
© BBC/Comedy Unit Burnistoun to make a comeback
Scottish sketch show shooting a new special
06/11/2018 … Burnistoun is returning to TV for a one-off special.
© BBC What was the name of Alf Garnett's wife?
06/11/2018 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Sara Pascoe pilots TV lecture show
Featuring a panel of guest comedians
06/11/2018 … Sara Pascoe is piloting a new TV show entitled Comedians Giving Lectures.
James Acaster shows his hula-hooping skills
06/11/2018 … James Acaster shows his hula-hooping skills – acquired after a dedicated practice regime – in an outtake from the current series of Taskmaster.
'The Americans wanted to subtitle Ab Fab'
...and other revelations as Jennifer Saunders discusses her long comedy career
06/11/2018 … It may have become a cult hit in America but US broadcasters weren’t immediately sure what to make Absolutely Fabulous, creator Jennifer Saunders has…