Melbourne International Comedy Festival round-up 2022
25/04/2022 … Comedy reviews from the 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Anna Piper Scott: Such An Inspiration Dan Rath: Cockroach Party Hot Brown Honey Wil…
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Mon 25 April 2022
Wed 20 April 2022
'My parents are getting used to the idea that their son is a professional idiot'
Italian comedian Francesco De Carlo recalls his most memorable gigs
20/04/2022 … Italian comedian Francesco De Carlo is currently performing his show Winning Hearts And Minds – about love and politics – at London’s…
Tue 19 April 2022
What is the name of the donut shop in The Simpsons?
19/04/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© BBC 'I'm sure the rest of the cast got a bit sick of me...'
Tom Basden on his new BBC One sitcom Here We Go
19/04/2022 … BBC One next week launches a full series of its family comedy Here We Go.
Fri 15 April 2022
'Victoria Wood not enjoying my gig was a career low'
15/04/2022 … There can’t be too many comedy touring shows revolving around the throwing of a bread roll.
Tue 12 April 2022
How much do you know about Citizen Smith?
Try our trivia quiz on its 45th anniversary
12/04/2022 … On the 45th anniversary of Citizen Smith, starring Robert Lindsay as the titular layabout revolutionary, test your knowledge of the classic BBC sitcom with our multiple-choice…
© Trevor Leighton Standing on stage and entertaining people is simple and pure. I’m craving that
Steve Coogan on his Alan Partridge tour, Strategem
12/04/2022 … After 13 years, Alan Partridge is back on the live stage.
Mon 11 April 2022
Straight to the pool room
A love letter to the classic Australian comedy movie The Castle on its 25th anniversary
11/04/2022 … The phrases 'Tell him he’s dreamin’, 'That’s going straight to the pool room', 'How’s the serenity?' and 'It’s…