Look who's coming back!
First image of the League Of Gentlemen reunion
24/10/2017 … Here is the first image from the League Of Gentlemen revival shows coming to BBC Two this Christmas.
Tue 24 October 2017
It's all about the Jewish jokes
Comedy festival line-up announced
24/10/2017 … David Baddiel, Shappi Khorsandi and Mark Steel are among the stand-ups appearing at this year’s UK Jewish Comedy Festival.
Comic shortlisted for major playwriting prize
'It's a massive shock,' says Archie Maddocks
24/10/2017 … Stand-up Archie Maddocks has been shortlisted for the largest playwriting award in Europe.
What was the name of the sitcom in Extras?
24/10/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Buy Eric Morecambe's car
(...but he did suffer a heart attack in it)
24/10/2017 … The car Eric Morecambe was driving when he suffered his first heart attack is set to fetch around £100,000 when it is auctioned off next month.
Goodbye Sean
Comedy world says goodbye to a stand-up with the soul of an artist
24/10/2017 … It would have been the comedy line-up of the year.
© BBC/Pete Dadds Jez for laughs
Tracey Ullman becomes Jeremy Corbyn for new BBC series
24/10/2017 … Here’s Tracey Ullman as you’ve never seen her before – as Jeremy Corbyn.