Ed Byrne: I could have been decapitated

Close call on his Trip To Mandalay with Dara O Briain

03/05/2017 … Ed Byrne says he could have died while filming his latest travelogue.

How Glenn Wool's dad ended up in a Jeffrey Archer novel

02/05/2017 … Now a plot twist so outlandish that you'd imagine even Jeffrey Archer wouldn't entertain it.

The real 'in or out' debate...

Daliso Chaponda's dad wanted to ban farting

01/05/2017 … Daliso Chaponda’s hit appearance on Britain’s Got Talent on Saturday has brought a bizarre old story back into the spotlight…that his politician…

'Dave Chappelle needs you!'

Doc Brown on how the most exciting phone call ended in disappointment

30/04/2017 … It was the call almost every stand-up would hope to receive.

Such a terrible syndrome....

Tweets of the week

28/04/2017 … I've been diagnosed with 'Robert Smith existence denial syndrome', there is no cure.

Julian Barratt sings....

Mindhorn's You Can't Handcuff The Wind out today

28/04/2017 … Julian Barratt has released a single – in the guise of his character from the forthcoming comedy movie Mindhorn.

'Comedy does not lead to sex'

...not for women anyway, says Amy Schumer

28/04/2017 … Getting comedy ‘groupies’ is often seen as a perk for male comedians.

Why Thatcher's a bad name for a fictional dog

...even if it is barking

27/04/2017 … Bluestone 42 writer James Cary has been discussing the perils of naming characters after famous people.