Gyles Brandreth chooses his comedy favourites
30/10/2013 … Arthur Askey singing the Bee Song When I started out - at the beginning of the 1970s - I hosted a BBC radio comedy series with Cyril Fletcher who had started out…
30/10/2013 … LIMMY'S Show, Mrs Brown's Boys and Bob Servant, Independent have all been nominated for the Scottish Bafta for best comedy.
NASA comedy from Bret McKenzie
30/10/2013 … Flight Of The Conchords star Bret McKenzie is developing an animated comedy based at NASA.
30/10/2013 … James Corden and Mathew Baynton have both said that The Wrong Mans will be back.
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Frog & Bucket, Manchester
29/10/2013 … It's something of a topsy-turvy way of doing things; but last night's Beat The Frog 'world series' new act final began with a set from 2012 winner, Jay Hampson.
Gig review by Jay Richardson at the Galway Comedy Festival
29/10/2013 … A characteristic of comedy festivals like Galway is that the best line-ups of comics don't always produce the best shows.
Officers suggest news vendor take mag off sale
29/10/2013 … Police officers have been accused of falsely telling newspaper vendors they might be in contempt of court for selling the new issue of Private Eye.
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