Dave Chappelle to receive the Mark Twain Prize
'Against the assault of humour, nothing can stand'
08/05/2019 … Dave Chappelle is to receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
2019 Archives
Wed 08 May 2019
Jason Manford opens up about anxiety and depression
'felt like I couldn't do my job any more'
08/05/2019 … Jason Manford has opened up about his battle with anxiety and depression in a candid online video.
Ahir Shah is make Have I Got News For You debut
Comic joins panel later this month
08/05/2019 … Ahir Shah is to make his debut on Have I Got News For You.
Tue 07 May 2019
Sneaking up on Alex Horne
Preview of the new Taskmaster series
07/05/2019 … Sian Gibson and Paul Sinha try to reach Alex Horne standing on a railway bridge without being spotted in this game from the new series of Taskmaster.
What was the first ever Taskmaster task?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz - this week all themed around the Dave show
07/05/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
I Am Not Victoria Wood
Brighton Fringe review by Steve Bennett
07/05/2019 … It’s not without irony that Julia Knight’s one-woman play about a Victoria Wood tribute act frustrated at being caught in the shadow of her comedy hero…
Last Hive
Brighton Fringe review by Steve Bennett
07/05/2019 … You might imagine that this loose comedy show about a drone bee and his queen in the ‘last hive’ might have some apocalyptic environmental message.
Facebook gets tough - on stand-up routines about hand-dryers
Eleanor Tiernan falls victim to strict rules
07/05/2019 … It has been criticised for allowing extremism and dangerous misinformation to spread unfettered – and even for airing footage from the Christchurch massacres…