So what *is* Jeremy Corbyn in politics for?
12/05/2017 … Quote of the week ‘I really respect Jeremy Corbyn, who’s been in politics for 40 years or whatever.
2017 Archives
Fri 12 May 2017
Comedian demands £10k from Comic Relief over plagiarism
Can the idea of a 'professional heckler' be copyright?
12/05/2017 … A comedian has demanded £10,000 from Comic Relief in compensation for alleged plagiarism – even though the contested sketch bears little relation to…
Mel Giedroyc pilots new panel show
Generation gap challenge devised by Jenny Eclair
12/05/2017 … Former Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc is to host a run-through of a new panel show devised by Jenny Eclair.
bbc_three.jpg "Lost Voice Guy launches BBC Three series | Lee Ridley seeks a new accent in Voice Of The People")
Lost Voice Guy launches BBC Three series
Lee Ridley seeks a new accent in Voice Of The People
12/05/2017 … BBC Three has launched a new series featuring ‘Lost Voice Guy’ comic Lee Ridley.
© BBC Win 3,270 minutes of QI
12/05/2017 … Two mammoth DVD box sets featuring the first seven seasons of QI have been released this week – and we have copies to give away.
© BBC Revealed: The one line the BBC censored from The Thick Of It
Armando Iannucci spills the beans
12/05/2017 … The BBC allowed all manner of creative swearing and graphic insults to air during The Thick Of It.
Lachlan Werner: Belly Talk (A Language of Love)
Brighton Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
12/05/2017 … You can’t fault Lachlan Werner’s ambition to elevate his ventriloquist act into a more theatrical experience.
Ahir Shar on Brexit, alcoholism and modern slavery
From the Melbourne comedy festival
12/05/2017 … Ahir Shar has described Brexit as being 'when my country decided to voice its collective displeasure at Polish people by throwing our wallet into a burning bin'.