Kimmy Schmidt's back... for the last time
26/01/2019 … This week's comedy on demand.
Sat 26 January 2019
© Sanjeev Bhaskar/Twitter The dry wit of Roger Moore
...as recalled by Sanjeev Bhaskar
26/01/2019 … A career in comedy means you can get to meet your heroes, as Sanjeev Bhaskar has been recalling.
BBC made Russell Howard rewrite a joke – in case it offended Isis
Comic reveals a bizarre bit of political correctness
26/01/2019 … Nervous BBC chiefs once forced Russell Howard to rewrite a joke – in case it offended fundamentalist Islamist terrorists.
Fri 25 January 2019
Victoria Wood statue given the OK
Bury town planners agree to bronze tribute
25/01/2019 … A statue to honour Victoria Wood is to be erected close to Bury library, the local council has agreed.
Why did I become an Elvis impersonator?
25/01/2019 … Tweets of the weekThe inventor of Magic Eye pictures is getting a divorce, apparently she was seeing someone behind his back.
Absurdity is the only sane reaction to the madness of reality
Nick Revell on his new approach to satire
25/01/2019 … I’ve radically changed my approach to topical and satirical material in the last three or four years.
Jack Whitehall's Travels With My Father gets a third series
25/01/2019 … Jack Whitehall's Travels With My Father is returning for a third series on Netflix, Chortle can reveal.
Horne of plenty
Alex's band announces biggest-ever tour
25/01/2019 … Alex Horne's comedy band The Horne Section have announced their biggest tour yet.