What character did Daniel Kitson play in Phoenix Nights?
06/02/2018 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
2018 Archives
Tue 06 February 2018
He's Bean renewed!
Another 26 animated adventures for Rowan Atkinson's alter-ego
06/02/2018 … Mr Bean is to return for another series of animated adventures.
Sarah Silverman splits from Michael Sheen
Comic jokes about break-up in a tweet
06/02/2018 … Sarah Silverman has revealed that she has broken up with British actor Michael Sheen – by making a joke about it.
Netlfix snaps up political comedy musical series
06/02/2018 … Netflix has won a bidding war for The Politician, a new hour-long comedy series Barbra Streisand and Gwyneth Paltrow are reportedly in talks to star…
Bill Bailey: Larks In Transit
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
06/02/2018 … No one would accuse Bill Bailey of being too slick; nor would he ever want to be seen that way, His circuitous non-jokes, subverting the formula through…
Micky Flanagan dominates downloads
He sells almost as much as all the other comics put together
06/02/2018 … Micky Flanagan is responsible for nearly half of all British stand-up downloads over the past two years, new figures have revealed.
Seann Walsh makes his Conan debut
Speaking about early days of internet piracy
06/02/2018 … Seann Walsh made his stand-up debut on Conan O’Brien’s US talk show last night.