'Bye darlin Bluey'
Vicar of Dibley star and Spike Milligan collaborator John Bluthal dies at 89
17/11/2018 … John Bluthal, best known for playing dull parish council secretary Frank Pickle in The Vicar of Dibley, has died at the age of 89.
Sat 17 November 2018
Fanatical
Theatre review by Steve Bennett at the Playground Theatre, London
17/11/2018 … The main thing likely to draw a comedy fan to Fanatical – a new musical being staged at the Playground fringe theatre in West London – is likely…
Growing old grudgingly
17/11/2018 … This week's comedy on demand: The Kominsky Method Chuck Lorre, America's sitcom king, is the man behind Two and a Half Men and The…
Paul Smith: Hiya Mate
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Leicester Square Theatre, London
17/11/2018 … It’s a remarkable achievement by any yardstick: for the compere of a local comedy club to be able to pack out an arena.
World Service celebrates international stand-up again
17/11/2018 … The BBC World Service is to host another night of global stand-up.
Madonna With The Big Boobies falls under the hammer
17/11/2018 … It was a the centre of countless convoluted schemes on Allo Allo.
Fri 16 November 2018
Rebecca Front joins Armando Iannucci's Avenue 5
Playing a housewife aboard the titular spaceship
16/11/2018 … Rebecca Front has signed up to star opposite Hugh Laurie in Armando Iannucci's new space comedy, Avenue 5.
It's Lost Voice Dude
Comic to get his US break on America's Got Talent spinoff
16/11/2018 … Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley is to be introduced to US audiences when he appearing on America’s Got Talent: The Champions next year.