RIP Torn
Larry Sanders and Men In Black star dies at 88
10/07/2019 … Rip Torn, the actor best known for playing Artie on HBO’s The Larry Sanders Show and Zed in Men in Black has died at the age of 88.
2019 Archives
Wed 10 July 2019
© BBC This Country's Michael Sleggs dies at 33
'He brought tremendous joy to all who knew him'
10/07/2019 … This Country star Michael Sleggs has died at the age of 33 of heart failure.
Tue 09 July 2019
Beano seeks funny folk
09/07/2019 … The Beano are offering three sponsored placements this summer to make funny videos for kids.
Aziz Ansari: Right Now
Review of his Netflix special by Steve Bennett
09/07/2019 … We’ve become accustomed to stand-up specials offering an onslaught of laughs, then dropping the mood for a serious message towards the end.
What was the name of Ron Burgundy's dog in Anchorman?
09/07/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Ten shows to celebrate the Moon landings
09/07/2019 … As we prepare to mark 50 years since the Apollo 11 Moon landings, here are ten Edinburgh Fringe shows linked to space and astronomy – however tenuously.
Clip from Aziz Ansari's new speical Right Now
'It's fun to make white people feel bad'
09/07/2019 … Netflix has released the first footage from Aziz Ansari's new comedy special on the day it drops.
© Sophie Mutevelian/C4 It’s unnatural to have people watching my imaginary world on screen. They can see what I’ve been thinking about!
Roisin Conaty on the return of GameFace
09/07/2019 … GameFace is back for series two, starring its creator Roisin Conaty as Marcella, a struggling actress who is seeing a life coach after her partner of 12 years married…