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© BBC/James Stack Photography Full text of BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie's speech to the broadcaster's comedy festvail
14/05/2026 … As delivered at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, yesterday: Thank you for joining us for this year’s BBC Comedy Festival.
12/05/2026 … After a series of well-received Edinburgh Fringe shows and being regular tour support for Ed Gamble, Chloe Petts has become a TV regular with appearances including…
Try our Tuesday trivia quiz to mark his 100th birthday
12/05/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Visiting American comic Kiran Deol on her most memorable gigs
11/05/2026 … Indian-American comedian Kiran Deol is at London’s Soho Theatre all week with her show Assault On Comedy, about the horrifying unprovoked attack she was subjected…
© BBC Studios Paul Doolan on the second series of Death Valley
11/05/2026 … Comedy-crime series Death Valley returns to BBC One on Sunday, starring Timothy Spall as retired actor John Chapel, aiding Gwyneth Keyworth’s detective sergeant…
© UKTV Mel Giedroyc on her new U&Dave’s show The Way Out
10/05/2026 … Mel Giedroyc hosts U&Dave’s new show The Way Out, which pitches two teams of comedians led by Nish Kumar and Ed Gamble against each other in an escape-room…
05/05/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© UKTV Nish Kumar and Ed Gamble on their new escape-room show The Way Out
05/05/2026 … Nish Kumar and Ed Gamble – long-time friends who have known each other since being at Durham university together – are the team captains in the new escape…
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