Sinéad Quinlan crowned Ireland's new queen of comedy
Newcomer scoops RTE's Stand Up And Be Funny title
08/12/2019 … Sinéad Quinlan has won Irish TV's Stand Up And Be Funny talent hunt.
2019 Archives
Sun 08 December 2019
James Corden makes his Saturday Night Live debut
Playing Boris Johnson, desperate to fit in with the cool leaders
08/12/2019 … James Corden has got a new gig – playing Boris Johnson on Saturday Night Live.
Sat 07 December 2019
'A great performer... but your footwork went off the rails'
Chris Ramsey dances in Strictly's semi-final
07/12/2019 … Chris Ramsey will be counting on fans' support as he came bottom of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard in tonight's semi-final.
See some future stars in Astronomy Club
07/12/2019 … The week's comedy on demand.
Fri 06 December 2019
So I put my phone in airplane mode...
06/12/2019 … Tweets of the week Despite repeated discussions with Conservative Central Offical I’m afraid Boris Johnson is running scared and refusing to appear on…
'The Fast Show is a terrible title...'
Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson reflect on the sketch show on its 25th anniversary
06/12/2019 … It was one of the most successful sketch shows on British TV, but as The Fast Show celebrates its 25th anniversary, its two leading lights have confessed to one…
© BBC How Victoria Wood was almost in Not The Nine O'Clock News
Producer John Lloyd recalls the satire's uneasy birth
06/12/2019 … Victoria Wood was asked to be a member of the Not The Nine O’Clock News team, its producer John Lloyd has revealed.
Chortle comedy book festival grows again
Top names in 2020 British Library line-up
06/12/2019 … Adam Kay, Mark Thomas, Jenny Eclair, Arthur Smith, Robin Ince and Josie Long are just some of the writers taking part in the next Chortle Comedy Book Festival.