The wit and wisdom of Russell Brand
Quotes from his 'unreadable' new book
29/05/2026 … Amusing as it would be to leave this page entirely blank, instead we thought we’d let Russell Brand’s words speak for themselves.
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Tue 26 May 2026
© Jody Hartley What did Stewart Lee study at Oxford?
26/05/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Wed 20 May 2026
Gary Oldman can stink, sigh, grumble, cough and weep better than almost anyone...
20/05/2026 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London recently: Krapp's Last Tape, Kiran Deol and Paul Black.
© Channel 4 'A bunch of scumbags from the comedy circuit managed to weasel their way into this show'
Sam Campbell on Make That Movie
20/05/2026 … Sam Campbell's new show Make That Movie lands on Channel 4 next week.
© Channel 4 My character is ‘a lump’... that’s the only note I got!
The cast of Make That Movie talk about Sam Campbell's new TV show
20/05/2026 … Sam Campbell's new show Make That Movie lands on Channel 4 next week, in which he pays a maverick film director putting together a new project each…
Tue 19 May 2026
What was the name of the company in Silicon Valley?
19/05/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Thu 14 May 2026
© BBC/James Stack Photography 'I often feel Philomena Cunk is the real me'
Diane Morgan on comedy characters, ghost-hunting, and problematic drama school exercises..
14/05/2026 … Diane Morgan goes ghost-hunting in some of the grand homes where she films her Philomena Cunk shows – and says she has witnessed paranormal activities.
© BBC/James Stack Photography 'No algorithm would have said Britain wants a comedy about a bloke who grows homunculi'
Full text of BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie's speech to the broadcaster's comedy festvail
14/05/2026 … As delivered at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, yesterday: Thank you for joining us for this year’s BBC Comedy Festival.