© Steve Ullathorne Comics hail the pioneers who inspired them
06/07/2019 … The BBC is making a new radio show in which up-and-coming female stand-ups talk about the comedians who inspired them.
2019 Archives
Sat 06 July 2019
© Steve Ullathorne 
Laughing at the past
06/07/2019 … The week's comedy on demand: Tudur’s TV Flashback Having aired on BBC Wales last night, this clip show features stand-up Tudur Owen providing…
Aziz Ansari's dad promotes his son's Netflix special
06/07/2019 … Aziz Ansari has recruited his dad to record a promotional video for his new Netflix special.
Net gains
Comedians take part in televised charity netball clash
06/07/2019 … Jennifer Saunders is to lead a team of fellow celebrities in a netball contest for Sport Relief.
Fri 05 July 2019
Iron Fist cancelled...
05/07/2019 … Tweets of the week It's terrible to hear about Piers Morgan isn't it? Nothing's happened but it's just terrible whenever you hear about him.
If speed's the only measure of topical comedy then social media has won
The Mash Report's Steve N Allen on making jokes from the news
05/07/2019 … Denis Norden, the comedy writer who gave us some classic gags in the 1950s, said that being funny is harder in the modern world because humour is so ubiquitous.
Michelle Collins: Strong Monster
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
05/07/2019 … Maybe they were expecting a lot of confused EastEnders fans, that would explain what appears to be an organisational error.
© BBC Studios BBC confirms Muzlamic launch date
New sketch show pilot for BBC Three
05/07/2019 … The BBC has confirmed the launch date of its new Asian sketch show Muzlamic.