'I always knew I'd do this'
09/12/2017 … Once upon a time, pantomime was rather sneered at: collateral damage from the alternative comedy boom that indiscriminately swept aside everything that went before…
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Sat 09 December 2017
Thu 07 December 2017
© BBC 'It does us a disservice to think that we are just shock merchants'
The League Of Gentlemen on their long-awaited return
07/12/2017 … As the League Of Gentlemen are about to make their long-awaited return, the stars and their co-writer talk about getting back together to revive their characters…
© BBC League Of Gentlemen specials: First pictures
New characters... and Sian Gibson joins cast
07/12/2017 … The BBC has released the first images from the League Of Gentlemen comeback shows.
Wed 06 December 2017
'Subtle, brave and superbly performed'
Scott Bennett chooses his Perfect Playlist
06/12/2017 … Stand-up Scott Bennett, who has just released a 25-minute mockumentary, Caravan Of Love, on YouTube, names his six comedy favourites.
'Children like gruesomeness'
David Walliams on the Sky adaptation of his kids' book Ratburger
06/12/2017 … What was the inspiration behind Ratburger? The character of Burt is partly based on a guy we met on Britain’s Got Talent.
Tue 05 December 2017
In which resort was Duty Free set?
05/12/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 04 December 2017
'There's always humour in troubled situations'
Tommy Tiernan on his new role in Channel 4's Derry Girls
04/12/2017 … Can you explain a bit about the backdrop to Derry Girls? It’s set during The Troubles in Ireland in the 1990s and what’s really interesting is, that…
© C4 Northern Ireland during The Troubles? It was brilliant
...so says the writer of C4's new 1990s comedy Derry Girls, Lisa McGee
04/12/2017 … Tell us about your new series Derry Girls… It’s my experience of growing up in the 1990s in Derry, pre-ceasefire.