Revealed: Why John Oliver had to go to America to find success
Apparently his accent is more acceptable there...
31/01/2018 … Channel 4 once turned down John Oliver as host of a satirical show because they didn’t like his accent.
2018 Archives
Wed 31 January 2018
Reginald D Hunter returns to Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance announces its first shows of 2018
31/01/2018 … Reginald D Hunter, mindreader Colin Cloud and Improvised musical Showstopper! are all heading back to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
© BBC/Channel X/Chris Harris Fool's gold
Treasure hunters unearth a haul of Detectorist props
31/01/2018 … It was a like a scene from Detectorists – and with very good reason.
Adam Hills joins The Wire
31/01/2018 … Adam Hills is to join the Warrington Wolves rugby league team this weekend, playing in the sport's first game for disabled players.
Cassetteboy remixes the Trump-Morgan interview
31/01/2018 … The Trump-Morgan interview has been criticised as nothing more than a love-in – and now mash-up maestro Cassetteboy has made that explicit.
You need sympathy for him, even though he's an asshole
David Cross on his new Sky comedy Bliss
31/01/2018 … Comic David Cross has created a new show for Sky One, Bliss, about the complicated double life of successful travel writer Andrew – played by Stephen…
The East European comedy invasion
Comics from 15 nations flock to London festival
31/01/2018 … London is to host its first ever East European comedy festival next month Comedians from 15 nations will be taking part in the five-day event across eight…
Stewart Lee 'to take a break from stand-up'
31/01/2018 … Stewart Lee is to take a long break from stand-up after his current tour ends this spring.