Adam Hess on pranks
From ITV2's Stand Up Sketch Show
31/01/2019 … Adam Hess tells the story of a friend whose constant pranks resulted in retaliation in this clip from the Stand Up Sketch Show.
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© BBC Stars turn out for Alan Partridge's return
Celebs get a sneak preview of character's comedback
30/01/2019 … Stars including Ben Elton – above – Noel Gallagher and Alan Yentob turned out to the official launch of This Time with Alan Partridge at BBC Broadcasting…
Tez Ilyas to host Channel 4 satire show
Late-night slot for comic's big break
30/01/2019 … Tez Ilyas is to front a new satirical show for Channel 4 The broadcaster’s director of programmes, Ian Katz, revealed the project at a press event tonight.
Harry Hill returns to Channel 4
With a late-night show featuring a host of guest comedians
30/01/2019 … Harry Hill is to return to Channel 4 for a new late-night series featuring a raft of fellow comedians.
Entries open for So You Think You're Funny 2019
Gilded Balloon's talent hunt offers £2,500 prize
30/01/2019 … Applications have opened for this year's So You Think You’re Funny? talent hunt.
'I never bomb...but the audience sometimes do'
Adam Riches on his Unforgettable Five gigs
30/01/2019 … Interactive character comedian Adam Riches is about to perform two London runs and a UK tour of three different shows.
The first Edinburgh Fringe shows have gone on sale
...and yes, it is only January
30/01/2019 … In what will be depressing news for comedians trying to get their Edinburgh Fringe shows together, the first offerings for this year’s festival have already…
© BBC David Walliams's new Fing
30/01/2019 … David Walliams next book will be aimed at a younger audience than his usual novels, publisher HarperCollins says.