Who created Paddington Bear?
01/05/2018 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 01 May 2018
The World According To Harry Priest and What Is Normal?
Reviews of the latest Radio 2 Funny Fortnight pilots
01/05/2018 … Harry Priest is the sort of man who only really exists in big studio audience sitcoms, even if he is vaguely based in reality.
Comedians threatened with legal action over Choose Your Own Adventure show
Publisher says title infringes their trademark
01/05/2018 … Two comedians have been forced to change the name of their Brighton Fringe show – after being threatened with legal action for breaking a trademark.
Jennifer Saunders to present Chelsea Flower Show programme
With Gardener's World presenter Adam Frost
01/05/2018 … BBC One is set to transmit a one hour RHS Chelsea Flower Show special presented by Adam Frost and comedian Jennifer Saunders is to present a one-off BBC…
Comics out of pocket as festival promoter goes under
Questions remain as performers owed thousands
01/05/2018 … British comedians have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket following the collapse of an Australian comedy promotion company.
© C4 I love Meghan Markle... we're both mixed-race actresses in a label-driven industry
Interviews with the stars of the Windsors Royal Wedding Special
01/05/2018 … As Channel 4 comedy The Windsors prepares its version of the Royal Wedding, we publish the first pictures from the upcoming special, while its stars talk about…
© HBO Robin Williams provided laughs on Schindler's List shoot
Comic performed stand-up for Steven Spielberg
01/05/2018 … Filming Schindler's List was understandably traumatic for Steven Spielberg.