What was Freddie Starr's real surname?
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05/02/2020 … 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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Wed 05 February 2020
Tue 04 February 2020
As soon as they heard about this comedy, GCHQ spooks got in touch...
Nick Mohammed and David Schwimmer on Sky's new show Intelligence
04/02/2020 … Later this month Nick Mohammed is to appear opposite David Schwimmer in a new Sky One comedy, Intelligence, set in the GCHQ eavesdropping centre.
Wed 29 January 2020
© BBC Inside No 9: First images from season 5
Plus what we know about the episodes so far
29/01/2020 … The fifth season of Inside No 9 kicks off next Monday.
And then the booing started...
Robin Morgan on his most memorable gigs
29/01/2020 … Robin Morgan – a comedian and Mash Show writer who has supported comics including Rachel Parris, Ellie Taylor, Iain Stirling and Stephen Bailey on their UK…
Tue 28 January 2020
What character did Nicholas Parsons play in Doctor Who?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz in honour of the legendary straightman
28/01/2020 … Test your knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, with this week's edition a special trubute to Nicholas Parsons.
Not just Just A Minute
Clips show how Nicholas Parsons's career was full of deviation...
28/01/2020 … Here's a selection of clips from Nicholas Parson's long comedy career, starting with Arthur Haynes in his 1961 TV show With Arthur Haynes (and future…
Mon 27 January 2020
© BBC Each time we finish a series, we look back and go, 'Where did that come from?'
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith on the return of Inside No 9
27/01/2020 … The world of TV comedy is full of anecdotes of meddling executives handing meaningless, confusing notes to creative writers to justify their jobs.
Sat 25 January 2020
The other genius of Terry Jones
Marion Turner praises the Python's love of history – and how it informed his comedy
25/01/2020 … In 2013, Terry Jones said that he wanted to be remembered not for the Life of Brian or the Meaning of Life, but as a children’s book writer and for his "academic…