© BBC Frankie Boyle's New World Order to return
Comic preparing for second series
02/01/2018 … Frankie Boyle's New World Order is returning for a second series on BBC Two.
Tue 02 January 2018
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Did Karl Pilkington inspire Black Mirror?
Storylines similar to his Ricky Gervais podcast ideas
02/01/2018 … Black Mirror is known for its unique and imaginative leaps on where technology might lead us.
2018: The comedians to watch
Promoters compile Chortle's hotlist for the year ahead
02/01/2018 … To mark the new year, we've asked comedy club promoters around the country to tip the comedians they think will be the ones to watch in 2018 – the stand-ups…
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian Inside No 9: Zanzibar
02/01/2018 … WARNING: We've tried to avoid giving too much away but this will inevitably contain spoilers if you want to be completely surprised by tonight's episode It’s…
A Whitehall cover-up!
02/01/2018 … Jack Whitehall says he’s begun to insist on a nudity clause in his contracts.
Laser-guided comedy
The first improv show to use lasers comes to London
02/01/2018 … The first – and only – show to combine improvised comedy and lasers is to make its European debut in London later this month.
Bishop backs Al Porter
Clergyman calls for 'proper proportion' over groping allegations
02/01/2018 … A Catholic bishop has leapt to the defence of Irish comedian Al Porter.
Where was Tommy Cooper born?
02/01/2018 … Welcome to our first weekly comedy trivia quiz of 2018.