James Acaster releases Hecklers Welcome on vinyl
Limited edition of 1,000 LPs, priced £36 each
16/10/2024 … James Acaster’s Hecklers Welcome show is to be released as a limited edition vinyl.
Wed 16 October 2024
© BBC / Studio Lambert Media First images from Boarders series 2
Daniel Lawrence Taylor's comedy returns
16/10/2024 … The BBC has released first-look pictures for the return of its comedy-drama Boarders, which will arrive for a second term next year on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three…
Jerry Seinfeld: I was wrong – the left ISN'T killing comedy
Comic retracts comments on PC culture
16/10/2024 … Jerry Seinfeld has admitted he was wrong to say the ‘extreme left and PC crap’ was ruining comedy.
© BBC Brendan O’Carroll's racist joke
Production worker reportedly quit over Mrs Brown's Boy 'clumsy' comment
16/10/2024 … The racist joke Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll told in rehearsals has been reported today.
Generation Z: Extended trailer
Channel 4's forthcoming horror satire
16/10/2024 … Here's the extended trailer for Generation Z, Channel 4's forthcoming horror satire about teenagers fighting a horde of flesh-eating baby boomers.
Tue 15 October 2024
2024 Children In Need presenters unveiled
Including Chris Ramsey and Mel Giedroyc
15/10/2024 … Chris Ramsay, Mel Giedroyc and Lenny Rush are among the presenters of this year’s Children In Need telethon, it was announced today.
© Channel 4/Avalon Alex Horne reveals the one comedian he wants on Taskmaster
'He's been a constant in my life for 26 years'
15/10/2024 … Alex Horne has revealed the one comedy star for whom the Taskmaster door is always open: Bill Bailey.
What is Borat's middle name?
15/10/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.