Roy ♥s Ricky
Chubby Brown shows his support for 'offensive' Gervais
13/03/2019 … Ricky Gervais revels in being offensive… and now he has found a new fan for his uncompromising attitude – Roy Chubby Brown.
2019 Archives
Wed 13 March 2019
© BBC / Mentorn Dara O Briain to host smart new game show
A 21st Century Krypton Factor – with added science
13/03/2019 … Dara O Briain is to host a new BBC Two game show scientifically designed to find the most intelligent contestants.
Bishop demands apology over Catholic sex abuse gag
Church would rather comedians didn't joke about it...
13/03/2019 … A Catholic bishop has demanded an apology over a Saturday Night Live joke that made reference to sexual abuse in the Church.
Tue 12 March 2019
Insecure Rowan Atkinson took all the fun out of Blackadder filming
12/03/2019 … Tom Baker has said Rowan Atkinson told him to tone down his performance in Blackadder II for fear of being upstaged.
Amy Schumer: I'm done being dirty
Trailer for her new Netflix special, Growing
12/03/2019 … Amy Schumer has released a trailer for her new stand-up special, claiming she's has a 'new-found gentility' now she's about to be a mother'Im done being dirty,'…
Phill Jupitus fined over hit-and-run
Five points on his licence for accident near his Fife home
12/03/2019 … Phill Jupitus has been £300 fined over a hit-and-run car crash.
Which was the first Comic Relief single?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz... with a special Red Nose Day theme
12/03/2019 … 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.
Frank Skinner to host ten-hour radio show
To mark his decade at Absolute Radio
12/03/2019 … Frank Skinner is to broadcast for a ten-hour stint on Saturday to celebrate a decade on air at Absolute Radio.