© BBC Producer John Lloyd recalls the satire's uneasy birth
06/12/2019 … Victoria Wood was asked to be a member of the Not The Nine O’Clock News team, its producer John Lloyd has revealed.
© Jill Furmanovsky Daniel Sloss launches a Whamageddon fundraiser
05/12/2019 … Daniel Sloss is turning the annual Whamaggedon! challenge into a charity fundraiser.
Comic is beatified in a prayer candle
05/12/2019 … Is Katherine Ryan saintly? Somebody seems to think so – as the comedian has been made into a Christian-style prayer candle.
Simon Day's appeal after burglars grab his beloved pet
05/12/2019 … Simon Day has released CCTV footage of a hooded man he believes broke into his home and stole his family dog.
Wordplay champion donates a belt for future winners
03/12/2019 … Next year's best pun-slinging comedian is to receive a championship belt – thanks to the winner of this year's title.
© BBC Rob Brydon's awkward Gavin & Stacey moment
03/12/2019 … Such was the secrecy surrounding the return of Gavin & Stacey that the cast used to speak in code to avoid leaks – but it did lead to some beautiful…
29/11/2019 … Tweets of the week I named our Christmas lights Jeffrey Epstein because they definitely did not hang themselves— Katie Rich (@katiemaryrich) November 28,…
Comedian gets an answer he wasn't expecting...
29/11/2019 … Sometimes crowd work doesn’t quite go as planned.
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