Jim Smith hosts two broadcast comedy showcases
Stand-up for BBC Scotland, characters for Radio 4
08/11/2023 … Jim Smith is to host a new stand-up showcase for BBC Scotland – and a new character comedy show for Radio 4.
Wed 08 November 2023
© Johan Persson Backstairs Billy
Review of the new comedy play about the Queen Mother's confidant hitting the West End
08/11/2023 … It’s easy to see why playwright Marcelo Dos Santos was drawn to the uniquely fascinating relationship between the Queen Mother and Billy Tallon, the loyal…
Prince Harry makes his 'stand-up debut'
Duke of Sussex appears at the New York Comedy Festival via video
08/11/2023 … Prince Harry has performed what he called his stand-up debut at the New York Comedy Festival.
Wells Comedy Festival to return in 2024
08/11/2023 … The Wells Comedy Festival will return for an eighth year in 2024, organisers have announced.
© Oliver Bowring of Musicarta Media Brian Cox revives Bob Servant for one last time
Succession star back as the third most successful cheeseburger van operator in Dundee
08/11/2023 … Succession star Brian Cox is going from global media tycoon back to cheeseburger van owner as he reprises his role of comedy character Bob Servant for the last time.
© Gary Moyes / BBC Aisling Bea joins Romesh Ranganathan's Avoidance
...as does the comic's own son Alex
08/11/2023 … Aisling Bea has joined the cast of Romesh Ranganathan’s BBC One comedy Avoidance, as filming starts on the second series.
Tue 07 November 2023
© ITV plc How much do you know about Auf Wiedersehen, Pet?
Try our Tuesday trivia quiz to mark 40 years of the comedy-drama
07/11/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
BBC New Comedy Award 2023 final
07/11/2023 … A recurring tongue-in-cheek complaint that's heard increasingly at new act competitions is that comedy is now full to bursting, with established acts wishing…