With which US cartoon do you associate Surfin Bird?
25/11/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 25 November 2025
© Corrine Cumming Sikisa to release her first stand-up special
25/11/2025 … Comedian and immigration lawyer Sikisa is releasing her first stand-up special.
Wells Comedy Festival back for its 10th edition
First names announced for 2026 event
25/11/2025 … The Wells Comedy Festival is to return next year for its tenth edition.
Trailer for Dexter Procter: The 10-Year-Old Doctor
New CBBC series written by Adam Kay
25/11/2025 … Here’s a teaser for Dexter Procter: The Ten-Year-Old Doctor the new CBBC series from comedian, bestselling author and former doctor Adam Kay.
© BBC/Studio Lambert Lucy Beaumont to compete in the Great British Sewing Bee
As Iain Stirling takes on MasterChef
25/11/2025 … Lucy Beaumont is taking part in a celebrity version of The Great British Sewing Bee this Christmas.
© BBC Studios Mandy gets a Christmas special
Diane Morgan's alter-ego returns
25/11/2025 … Diane Morgan’s Mandy is to return for a Christmas special.
© Ben Whitley/PA Images/Alamy Graham Linehan cleared of harassment
...but guilty of criminal damage
25/11/2025 … Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist – but cleared of harassment.
© BBC / Big Talk Ludwig wins an international Emmy
Best comedy accolade as series 2 is in production
25/11/2025 … David Mitchell’s detective series Ludwig was named best comedy at the International Emmy Awards in New York last night.