Joe Lycett to host Radio 4 panel show
Taking over It’s Not What You Know from Miles Jupp
21/12/2015 … Joe Lycett is to become the new host of Radio 4 panel show It's Not What You Know.
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Mon 21 December 2015
Bad noose for The Simpsons
Show rapped over Homer's hanging
21/12/2015 … It's a familiar scene in the Simpsons: a frustrated Homer with his hands around Bart's neck, muttering: 'Why you little…'But now TV watchdogs have ruled that…
Matt Forde pilots topical BBC Two show
Satirical programme seeks new writers
21/12/2015 … Political comedian Matt Forde is piloting a new satirical show for BBC Two.
Sun 20 December 2015
From punchlines to punches
20 comedians to fight on boxing night
20/12/2015 … Twenty comedians, including Carl Donnelly, Phil Nichol and Patrick Monahan, are to step into the ring for a boxing extravaganza.
Adam Buxton's BaadDad Nigel dies at 91
War veteran, journalist – and unlikely music critic
20/12/2015 … Adam Buxton's father Nigel, known to millions comedy fans as BaadDad, has died at the age of 91.
Sat 19 December 2015
'Everybody loves nog!'
19/12/2015 … The Beef And Dairy Network PodcastA wonderfully deadpan podcast for those involved or interested in the production of beef animals and dairy herds, delivered with…
Fox news: Second series for comic Kate
Radio 4 recommissions poet and stand-up
19/12/2015 … Radio 4 has commissioned a second comedy series from stand-up and poet Kate Fox.