© BBC Studios Timothy Spall: 'Tragedy is a piece of piss'
15/05/2025 … He’s received plenty of acclaim and accolades for heavyweight drama roles over the years – but Timothy Spall says ‘tragedy is a piece of piss’……
Thu 15 May 2025
© BBC Studios 
Manchester's Laughterama festival to return
Five nights of open-air comedy
15/05/2025 … Manchester comedy festival Laughterama is returns to Castlefield Bowl this September for five nights of open-air comedy.
Second series for Last One Laughing UK
Jimmy Carr-fronted Amazon format back next year
15/05/2025 … Amazon’s Last One Laughing is to return for a second series.
© Stephanie Gibson Josie Long wins top radio award
...after Radio 4 axed Short Cuts
15/05/2025 … Josie Long has won one of radio’s most prestigious awards, five months after the BBC pulled the plug on her programme.
© Hungry McBear Michael McIntyre’s £200k car towed
...right outside the Daily Mail offices
15/05/2025 … Michael McIntyre had his luxury sports car towed yesterday - right in front of the Daily Mail’s offices.
Exeter Comedy Festival returns
15/05/2025 … Exeter Comedy Festival is back for a second year with twice as many shows.
Wed 14 May 2025
Keir Starmer after stopping immigration...
14/05/2025 … Sir Keir Starmer makes a TikTok video after getting super-tough on immigration.
© Alan Light/CC BY-SA 2.0 CNN to make Chevy Chase documentary
A comedian ' ull of outsized gifts and striking flaws'
14/05/2025 … CNN is making a documentary about the life of Chevy Chase, billed as ‘authorised yet unfiltered’.