Operation Mincemeat
Review of the musical comedy hitting the West End
15/05/2023 … It’s a story of audacious ingenuity credited with turning the tide of war – yet executed with elements of almost unbelievable farce.
Mon 15 May 2023
Jack Whitehall to become a dad
He and girlfriend Roxy Horner announce the news on social media
15/05/2023 … Jack Whitehall has announced that he and his girlfriend Roxy Horner are expecting their first child together.
© Bafta/BBC One Two Baftas for Derry Girls
Joe Lycett, Friday Night Live and Bad Sisters also winners
15/05/2023 … Derry Girls won two Bafta awards last night.
Sun 14 May 2023
Celebrating the Comic Strip
14/05/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
© BBC Studios Remembering Victoria Wood on her 70th birthday
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
14/05/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Sunday May 14 THE BIG FAT QUIZ OF SPORT: Roisin Conaty, Judi Love, Joel Dommett,…
ITVX acquires The Effects Of Lying
Comedy-drama set about a South Asian family falling apart
14/05/2023 … ITVX has acquired the comedy-drama film The Effects Of Lying, about a British Asian family living in London.
Can AI write a stand-up comedy set?
Australian comedian Suren Jayemanne gave it a bash
14/05/2023 … Can AI write a stand-up comedy set? Sri-Lankan-Australian comedian Suren Jayemanne put it to the test by asking Chat GPT to come up with a routine for him to…
Sat 13 May 2023
Tony Hancock investigated for slave trade links
...after all, there is a statue to him
13/05/2023 … As a target for campaigners protesting the celebration of slave traders.