Where is the fictional setting for Doc Martin?
08/07/2025 … 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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Tue 08 July 2025
Mon 07 July 2025
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Wizards of Oz (and NZ)
Ten antipodean shows who have already made a splash down under
07/07/2025 … Kicking off our annual season of Edinburgh Fringe previews is this list of ten Australian and New Zealand acts that had strong runs at the Melbourne International…
'I think they're going to have an absolutely massive Fringe'
07/07/2025 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London - in the last two weeks.
Thu 03 July 2025
The idea that I could stand on stage and look like an out-of-touch granddad terrifies me
Exclusive Paul Sinha interview
03/07/2025 … Paul Sinha is marking 30 years in stand-up with a return to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Wed 02 July 2025
Which comedians are playing the 2025 outdoor festivals?
Our guide to the big outdoor events
02/07/2025 … Stand-up has become a major part of the music festivals that have proliferated across the UK each summer.
Tue 01 July 2025
© BBC Where does Kurtan take Kerry for her birthday in This Country?
01/07/2025 … It's our question-writer Hayden Parker's 50th birthday this week, so in a rare burst of self-indulgence this week's multiple-choice trivia quiz…
Thu 26 June 2025
© BBC/Various Artists Limited 'I'm going to push even more boundaries this time around'
Kat Sadler on the return of Such Brave Girls
26/06/2025 … Kat Sadler’s sitcom Such Brave Girls – in which she stars as Josie alongside real-life sibling Lizzie Davidson as her sister Billie – returns…
Wed 25 June 2025
'It's really disorienting!'
Lena Dunham on blurring fact and fiction in her new romcom
25/06/2025 … Lena Dunham has found great success by mining her own experiences for comedy – but not everyone is happy about it.