BBC orders 204 more Pointless episodess
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman to return
04/09/2017 … The BBC has commissioned another 204 episodes of Pointless and Pointless Celebrities.
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Mon 04 September 2017
FOUR Netflix specials for James Acaster
Streaming giant films his 'Trelogy'... and then one more
04/09/2017 … James Acaster is shooting four stand-up specials for Netflix.
© BBC Is this the most influential joke ever written?
04/09/2017 … A recording of a joke described as one of the most influential ever written has been unearthed after more than 65 years.
Sun 03 September 2017
A tour planned to the letter
The best of the week's live comedy
03/09/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
On to a Winner?
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
03/09/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 02 September 2017
Let's get the band back together!
02/09/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Hannah Gadsby was the best-reviewed show of the Fringe
02/09/2017 … Hannah Gadsby’s award-winning Nanette was the best-reviewed comedy show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Legendary US comedian Shelley Berman dies at 92
Comic also played Larry David's dad on Curb
02/09/2017 … Shelley Berman, one of the biggest comedians in America in the 1950s and 1960s, has died at the age of 92.