Which comedian has a pub at home called The Dog & Bastard?
30/09/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
2025 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Tue 30 September 2025
© Big Deal Films 'If you make a film set in your flat, you and Scorsese can make the same film'
Adjani Salmon on the return of Dreaming Whilst Black
30/09/2025 … Dreaming Whilst Black – written by and starring Adjani Salmon as a man with dreams of being a filmmaker – returns the the BBC next…
Wed 24 September 2025
Paul Sinha's audience HATED me...
Lucy Pearman on her most memorable gigs
24/09/2025 … Lucy Pearman comes to London’s Soho Theatre on Monday with her show Lunartic, which was nominated for the The Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality.
Tue 23 September 2025
In which street was Spaced set?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz... all about the comedies of 1999
23/09/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© BBC/Baby Cow/Ollie Upton 'I don't like Alan Partridge... if he was a real person I'd think he's a dick'
Steve Coogan and his co-writers on the return of Alan Partridge
23/09/2025 … Could Steve Coogan be closer to Alan Partridge than he would like to admit? One story from the filming of his new BBC series suggests that he might… ‘There…
Wed 17 September 2025
The Simpsons is a perfect satire
Joe Wells picks his comedy favourites
17/09/2025 … Joe Wells is about to go on tour with his latest stand-up show, Daddy Autism, which explores fatherhood through the lense of neurodiversity.
Tue 16 September 2025
© BBC How much do you know about Fawlty Towers?
16/09/2025 … Test your knowledge of Fawlty Towers as it celebrates its 50th anniversary on Friday.
'I hated school – I took it far too seriously'
Jon Richardson on joining the cast of Waterloo Road
16/09/2025 … Jon Richardson is joining BBC school drama Waterloo Road as Darius Donovan, a teacher with charm but also an evil side.