Theresa May and the Holy Grail
Monty Python mash-up from Australian TV
27/06/2017 … A video casting Theresa May in Monty Python's Holy Grail is going viral.
2017 Archives
Tue 27 June 2017
Barking Mad comedy agency shuts its doors
'The last few years have been ridiculously tough'
27/06/2017 … The Barking Mad Comedy agency has closed, with owner Chaz Collett blaming the state of the industry.
Shitfaced sign language
BSL interpreter takes on sozzled Shakespeare show
27/06/2017 … Shit-faced Shakespeare are to perform their first show with a British Sign Language interpreter.
Do female stand-ups always go for 'low-hanging fruit'
Comedians respond to Iliza Shlesinger's comments
27/06/2017 … Earlier this month, American stand-up Iliza Shlesinger, the creator of the US comedy show Forever 31, criticised the way female comedians represent themselves on…
Russell Brand to give the 'Alternative MacTaggart' speech
27/06/2017 … Russell Brand is to address TV executives at the prestigious Alternative MacTaggart lecture.
Honorary degrees for Phill Jupitus and Mark Steel
Kent University doles out the diplomas
27/06/2017 … Phill Jupitus and Mark Steel are to receive honorary degrees from the University of Kent next month.
Peter Kay announces new charity shows
27/06/2017 … Peter Kay is to return to Manchester’s O2 Apollo for the first time in more than 13 years, for another two of his charity Q&A sessions.
What did Tiswas stand for?
27/06/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.