Arthur Smith pens book and radio show about his dad
Syd Smith was a Colditz PoW and London copper
07/03/2021 … Arthur Smith is writing a book and a Radio 4 special based on his father’s extraordinary life.
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Sun 07 March 2021
Harry Hill... in glorious monochrome
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
07/03/2021 … The week’s best comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 06 March 2021
Lee Hurst mocked over 'anti-mask' letter
Celebs call for schools' mandate to be lifted
06/03/2021 … Lee Hurst has been mocked on Twitter after putting his name to a letter complaining that secondary school pupils wear masks in schools when they reopen on Monday.
Comics give messages to their younger selves
Katy Wix and Adam Drake's new podcast, and the rest of the week's comedy on demand
06/03/2021 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Don't mention the (emu) war!
John Cleese writes a film about a strange bit of history Rob Schneider
06/03/2021 … John Cleese has co-written a film about the Australian army losing a war with emus, loosely based on a true story.
Fri 05 March 2021
Tony Hendra dies at 79
Cambridge-educated satirist also edited National Lampoon and launched Spitting Image
05/03/2021 … Tony Hendra, the veteran comedy writer who played Spinal Tap’s manager Ian Faith in the 1984 rock mockumentary, has died at the age of 79.
Sarah Silverman apologises over Paris Hilton jokes
Comic 'humiliated' socialite at 2007 MTV aweds
05/03/2021 … It may have been 14 years ago, but Sarah Silverman has apologised to Paris Hilton for making her the butt of jokes at an awards bash.
© Tiger Aspect I don't get it?
Why some jokes leave us baffled... but we repeat them anyway
05/03/2021 … Two-thirds of people will laugh at a joke they don’t understand - just so they fit in better.