© Andrew Hurley/CC BY-SA 2.0 Jason Donovan replaces Christopher Biggins
Last-minute stand-in at Slapstick festival
17/01/2018 … Jason Donovan is to appear at this month’s Slapstick festival of vintage comedy.
Wed 17 January 2018
© Andrew Hurley/CC BY-SA 2.0 
West End transfer for Good Girl
Naomi Sheldon’s comic Edinburgh hit hits London
17/01/2018 … Naomi Sheldon’s semi-comic monologue Good Girl is to make its West End debut.
Hear Derek Smalls' first solo track
Video released ahead of Spinal Tap bassist's album
17/01/2018 … Simpsons star Harry Shearer has released the first video from his new album recorded in the guise of his Spinal Tap alter-ego Derek Smalls.
'Hey, what's up, YouTube?'
Police release footage of Hannibal Buress's arrest
17/01/2018 … Put a camera on a comedian and they'll start cracking jokes – even if they are being arrested.
Tue 16 January 2018
© Matthew Highton Tone of Voice: Comedians Improve Advertising
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Albany, London
16/01/2018 … Advertising, ideally, finds a single message and pursues it relentlessly and efficiently.
Sharon Horgan signs Amazon deal
Net giant has two-year exclusive on her work
16/01/2018 … Sharon Horgan has signed an exclusive two-year deal with Amazon.
What was the name of the butcher in League Of Gentlemen?
16/01/2018 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
