Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Rosalie Minnitt picks her Perfect Playlist of Comedy Favourites
09/09/2024 … Rosalie Minnitt performs the last run of her debut show, the Jane Austen spoof Clementine – originally a hit at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe – at London’s…
© BBC Jason Manford on joining the BBC school drama
08/09/2024 … Jason Manford joins BBC One’s hit school drama Waterloo Road when it returns on Tuesday, playing new headteacher Steve Savage.
Kim Wells on alternative versus old-style comedy
04/09/2024 … Kim Wells, compere and promoter of Earth Exchange Cabaret, one of the earliest alternative comedy venues, documents a heated dispute between Tony Allen, one of the…
03/09/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© BBC/Whisper TV/Mike Reilly Billy Connolly's frank words in new BBC documentary
02/09/2024 … He may have been diagnosed with cancer and Parkinson’s disease on the same day – but Billy Connolly says he never feels sorry for himself over his heath…
30/08/2024 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the best comedy he's been watching in London - and experiencing via a video game - recently.
As the festival ends, try our weekly trivia quiz
27/08/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, with this week's questions all about the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe.
20/08/2024 … 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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