Making an exhibition of himself...
Museum buys Peter Kay's purple Amarillo suit
17/12/2020 … The purple suit Peter Kay famously wore in the video for the 2005 Comic Relief single (Is This The Way To) Amarillo has been saved for the nation.
Thu 17 December 2020
Wed 16 December 2020
Scumbag no more!
Adrian Edmondson takes part in University Challenge... for real
16/12/2020 … What a difference 36 years makes! In 1984 Adrian Edmondson appeared on a fictional version of University Challenge as Vyvyan, representing Scumbag College alongside…
Sun 13 December 2020
'The magic machine has become unmagic'
Minor glitch as 24-hour science, comedy and variety show raises £22k
13/12/2020 … It’s the gig that features the finest scientific brains alongside comedians and musicians.
French & Saunders payday
Duo's £267,000 windfall as they wind up company
13/12/2020 … Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are sharing a £267,300 windfall after winding up one of their companies.
Fri 11 December 2020
Hoorah! An Australian-style deal!
11/12/2020 … Tweets of the week Actually I think you’ll find that it wasn’t that the Emperor in the story wasn’t wearing any clothes, he was wearing Australian-style…
Fri 04 December 2020
© Jill Wellington/Pexels Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?
04/12/2020 … Tweets of the week I never get an advent calendar; I always make a real-life version at home by just opening a different cupboard every day.
Office finale tops Christmas sitcom chart
...followed by the Big Bang Theory
04/12/2020 … The final instalment of The Office is the most-loved festive sitcom episode of all time, a new survey has found.
Thu 03 December 2020
'Secret Service investigated me over Donald Trump joke'
Comedian John Mulaney quizzed after SNL monologue
03/12/2020 … America’s Secret Service opened an investigation after John Mulaney after he made a joke about Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live.