Dom Joly: I was denied entry to the US
Social media posts landed comic in trouble
30/12/2025 … Dom Joly says he has been denied entry to the US because of his social media posts.
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Tue 30 December 2025
Mon 29 December 2025
Honours for Bill Bailey, Meera Syal, Matt Lucas and Paul Chuckle
Plus a knighthood for Roy Clarke
29/12/2025 … Bill Bailey, Meera Syal, Matt Lucas and Paul Chuckle are among those honoured in the new year’s list.
Ricky Gervais: The working-class are the only group you can mock now
And of causing offence, comic says: 'Do I regret anything? No'
29/12/2025 … Whenever he faces a backlash for his jokes against the likes of trans people, Ricky Gervais has always been very insistent that no topic is off-bounds for comedy.
Lost Steptoe and Son Christmas script unearthed
Festive 1962 sktech was never made
29/12/2025 … The script for an unmade Steptoe and Son Christmas sketch has been unearthed in the archives.
Sun 28 December 2025
© Channel 4/Avalon Welcome in 2026 with Taskmaster's New Year Treat
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
28/12/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
© Marc Brenner Your last chance to peek Inside No9
28/12/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,239 events Chortle currently has listed.
Fri 26 December 2025
© BBC/Merman/Natalie Seery 3.1million watch Amandaland Christmas special
Good showing for Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel too
26/12/2025 … The Amandaland Christmas special and Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel made the top ten most popular TV shows on Christmas Day.
Tue 23 December 2025
© Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo Russell Brand faces two new charges
Fresh accusations of rape and sexual assault
23/12/2025 … Russell Brand has been charged with another count of rape and another count of sexual assault.