© BBC Are You Being Served's Mike Berry dies at 82
He was the last surviving main cast member
12/04/2025 … Mike Berry, who was the last surviving main cast member of Are You Being Served?, has died at the age of 82.
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Alice Frasier cancels US trip over her Trump jokes
Comedian told immigration officers may take a dim view of critical comments
11/04/2025 … Australian comedian Alice Fraser has cancelled a planned visit to America, partly over fears her past jokes about Donald Trump might land her in trouble with immigration.
Meet the BBC's newest radio comedy writers
Eve Delaney and Ruth Huskisson follow in prestigious footsteps
11/04/2025 … Eve Delaney and Ruth Huskisson has been named as this year’s staff comedy writers for BBC Studios Audio department.
Thu 10 April 2025
© Matt Crockett Angela Barnes to host new Radio 4 stand-up series
Recorded at comedy venues around the UK
10/04/2025 … Angela Barnes is to host a new Radio 4 stand-up showcase recorded at comedy clubs around the UK.
Britain to get its own Saturday Night Live
Sky to air homegrown version of US classic
10/04/2025 … Sky is making a British version of American comedy institution Saturday Night Live.
Wed 09 April 2025
Angela Rippon to host Have I Got News For You
A first for the former newsreader
09/04/2025 … Former newsreader Angela Rippon is to guest host Have I Got News For You for the first time.
Ricky Gervais’s vodka brand launches a comedy competition
£5,000 first prize – and a support slot at Wembley Arena
09/04/2025 … Ricky Gervais’s vodka company is launching a stand-up competition with a £5,000 cash prize.
© BBC Here We Go... for a fourth time
BBC 'poised to renew family sitcom'
09/04/2025 … The BBC is set to renew Here We Go for a fourth series, it has been reported.