Ricky Gervais: I was asked to play Churchill on film
08/10/2017 … It doesn’t seem the most likely of casting decisions - but Ricky Gervais has revealed that he was asked to play Winston Churchill on film.
2017 Archives
Sun 08 October 2017
Sat 07 October 2017
Susan Calman turns the tables in Strictly
Comic takes the lead in Wonder Woman samba
07/10/2017 … As she promised, Susan Calman upended convention by taking the lead in her Strictly Come Dancing performance tonight.
Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley film a travelogue
07/10/2017 … Ab Fab stars Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders are to be reunited - and there will be plenty of Bolly involved.
Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2017
07/10/2017 … It’s called the Breaking Talent award, and last night's winner, Kai Samra, certainly feels like he’s on the brink of a breakthrough.
Ricky Gervais returns to his radio roots
07/10/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Ralphie May dead at 45
US comic suffers cardiac arrest
07/10/2017 … America comedian Ralphie May has died at the age of 45.
Unlikely things to hear over a Tannoy
07/10/2017 … Comedians suggested unlikely things to hear over a Tannoy on last night's Mock The Week.
Fri 06 October 2017
© BBC/Scott Kershaw Porridge: The Go-Between
06/10/2017 … The BBC surprised almost everyone last year when it remade Porridge – and it wasn’t a disaster.