'Greg and Alex said it was one of the funniest things they'd seen'
05/05/2026 … Rosie Jones has revealed she landed her place on Taskmaster after doing an ad-hoc audition for hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne in a bar.
(well, he has got great delivery...)
29/04/2026 … He might be one of British comedy’s biggest stars – but Steve Coogan was mistaken for an Amazon driver by the creator of his new series, Legends.
© Julian Herzog (Serpentine pic)/CC BY-SA 4.0 ...and, yes, drink had been taken!
28/04/2026 … Alan Carr has admitted that he once fell into The Serpentine after getting drunk on ‘hallucinogenic tequila’.
© BBC/Happy Tramp North Ltd Comedy star reveals thinner figure in new series of Only Child
28/04/2026 … Fans will be seeing a lot less of Gregor Fisher in the next series of Only Child when it airs next week.
Stand-up trading cards launched in the US
27/04/2026 … American comedy fans will soon be able to trade cards based on their favourite stand-ups.
Listen very carefully, you will play zis only once...
20/04/2026 … A long-lost computer game based on Allo Allo has been unearthed – and released as a free PC download.
'After 12 years, it's getting serious,' she says
13/04/2026 … Jessie Cave and Alfie Brown have announced their engagement after 12 years.
© Matt Crockett Blockage found under comedian's home
11/04/2026 … Alan Carr will face a major renovation project when he moves into Ayton Castle on the Scottish borders for a new TV project.
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