US comic Kevin Barnett dies at 32
Tributes paid to Rel co-creator
23/01/2019 … American comedian Kevin Barnett has died at the age of 32.
2019 Archives
Wed 23 January 2019
UK tour for Michael Palin
23/01/2019 … Sir Michael Palin has announced a live tour.
Tue 22 January 2019
What was the high school in The Breakfast Club?
22/01/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz, now in multiple choice format and compiled, as always, by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© BBC BBC orders comedy shows for its new Scottish channel
A stand-up showcase and a topical commentary
22/01/2019 … The BBC has commissioned a stand-up showcase and a topical comedy show for its new Scottish channel.
Comedy Central to air Chris Ramsey's special
Stand-up show recorded in his home town
22/01/2019 … Chris Ramsey’s Just Happy To Get Out Of The House tour is to be broadcast on Comedy Central.
Barry Humphries returns to London
To host a silent comedy showcase
22/01/2019 … Barry Humphries is to return to the West End this spring to host a silent comedy showcase.
Mon 21 January 2019
Eddie Izzard to launch his new film in London
Australia Day(ish) premiere for The Flip Side
21/01/2019 … Eddie Izzard’s new Australian-set film The Flip Side is to get its European premiere in London later this month.
Sandi Toksvig Live! National Trevor
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Royal Festival Hall, London
21/01/2019 … Charming, witty, curious and chirpy, Sandi Toksvig might be on many people’s lists of ideal dinner party guests.