Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
© UKTV Q&A with Sara Pascoe on the return of Comedians Giving Lectures
07/11/2021 … What can we expect from the second series of Comedians Giving Lectures? I think all of the comedians have really pushed themselves and understood what we were…
Try our trivia quiz... with a special environmental theme
03/11/2021 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
In My Skin writer Kayleigh Llewellyn on the return of her BBC comedy
02/11/2021 … The Bafta-winning comedy-drama In My Skin, about Welsh teenager Bethan (Gabrielle Creevy), leading a double life as she negotiates a mentally ill mother and…
© Bermix Studio/Unsplash Archives show just how long comedy has been at the centre of this battle
01/11/2021 … The tension between ‘cancel culture’ and freedom of speech seems like a very modern issue.
© BBC/Leopard Films See the many faces of Jones' characters...
31/10/2021 … It’s not the first time Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook have been filmed in a field, And next weekend the Detectorists duo are reunited in a new story in…
Extract from Forgotten Heroes of Comedy by Robert Ross
28/10/2021 … A hefty new book out today, Forgotten Heroes of Comedy, is the culmination of a long-term passion project from comedy historian Robert Ross,…
Andre Vincent pays tribute to Mort Sahl
27/10/2021 … ‘Is there any group here I haven’t offended?’ The political climate of the 1950s should have been ripe for comedy satire.
Try our Halloween themed Tuesday Trivia Quiz
26/10/2021 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
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