What did Tiswas stand for?
27/06/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 27 June 2017
Reviewing the reviewer
Andy Shaw isn't happy about a write-up his political show received
27/06/2017 … On the eve of the general election I arranged a benefit gig for Invoke Democracy Now at the Backyard, and deliberately invited four comedians from across the political…
Fiona O'Loughlin: I was in a coma for a month
Comic reveals her brush with death
27/06/2017 … Australian comedian Fiona O’Loughlin has revealed that she was in a coma for four weeks.
Britcoms struggle in TV Choice Awards
...And Mrs Brown up for best entertainment
27/06/2017 … It’s a ceremony that celebrates the best in British broadcasting – but half of the nominees for best comedy in the TV Choice awards are US imports.
Mon 26 June 2017
© C4 Host The Week axed after just one episode
'They don't all work,' C4 says
26/06/2017 … Channel 4’s Host The Week has been axed after just one episode.
Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls announces his first solo show
Harry Shearer is back on the road
26/06/2017 … Harry Shearer as announced his first solo gig as Spinal Tap’s bassist Derek Smalls.
Netflix releases trailer for The Standups
New series of half-hour specials
26/06/2017 … Netflix has released the trailer for its new series The Standups.