John Cleese weighs in on Monty Python row
...defending Terry Gilliam's daughter against Eric Idle's claims
13/02/2024 … John Cleese has come out in support of Terry Gilliam’s daughter in the row over Monty Python’s finances.
Tue 13 February 2024
Soho Theatre bans Paul Currie over antisemitic outburst
'Such appalling actions are unacceptable and have no place on our stages'
13/02/2024 … Soho Theatre has banned Paul Currie after Jewish audience members accused him of driving them out of his show there, inciting antisemitic chants against them.
Comics up for 2024 BBC Audio Drama Awards
13/02/2024 … Jonathan Pie, Janey Godley, Olga Koch and Sarah Keyworth are in line for a BBC Audio Drama Award this year.
© Alex Lake Romesh Ranganathan: Hustle
Review of the curmudgeonly comedian's latest tour
13/02/2024 … Ostensibly, this show gets its title from the fact Romesh Ranganathan has an issue with the ever-grafting hustle culture, instead believing everybody should half-arse…
© BBC 'When you’re delving into big issues, it’s much more powerful to do so through comedy'
Daniel Lawrence Taylor on his new BBC show, Boarders
13/02/2024 … BBC Three’s new comedy-drama Boarders follows the lives of five talented black inner-city teenagers navigating their way through the British public school…
Audience members back Paul Currie in antisemitism storm
Police investigation after Jewish punters felt intimidated... but comic has some support
13/02/2024 … Audience members at the show in which Paul Currie clashed with an Israeli man have defended the comedian against allegations he incited an antisemitic rant.
Boarders trailer
13/02/2024 … BBC Three has released this trailer for its new comedy-drama, Boarders.
What was Bernie’s surname in Weekend at Bernie’s?
13/02/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.