© BBC BBC comedy chief says funny CAN come cheap
Jon Petrie's keynote speech to the BBC Comedy Festival in full
21/05/2025 … Spending more money on comedy shows doesn’t make them funnier, the BBC’s comedy chief has said.
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Wed 21 May 2025
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© BBC/Wall To Wall Aisling Bea: My pride – and shame - at my family tree
Comedian's mixed findings on Who Do You Think You Are?
20/05/2025 … Aisling Bea discovered that her great-grandfather was an active fighter for Irish independence when she took part in her episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, which…
How much do I love detectives? My dog's called Dorothy L Sayers...
Writer Paul Doolan on his new BBC comedy-crime series Death Valley
20/05/2025 … Hot on the heels of Ludwig, the BBC's new comedy-detective series Death Valley starts on Sunday.
In which Bond movie did John Cleese first appear as Q?
20/05/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 13 May 2025
© BBC How much do you know about Gavin & Stacey?
Try our weekly trivia quiz on the comedy's 18th anniversary
13/05/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Channel 4 Flight Of The Conchords are back... for a moment
Duo to appear in the Horne Section, frontman Alex reveals
13/05/2025 … Flight Of The Conchords are making a comeback 15 years after their HBO series ended – but only for a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo.
Mon 12 May 2025
'The single funniest thing that’s ever happened'
Mitch Benn celebrates Rik Mayall as he picks his Perfect Playlist
12/05/2025 … Mitch Benn is one of the comedians taking part in the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival in Droitwich, where the Young Ones comedy legend grew up, from May 31.
'A heady stew to fit into an hour of stand-up'
12/05/2025 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London - in the last two weeks.