© C4 Channel 4's new comedy about an asylum-seeker, reviewed by Steve Bennett
05/03/2019 … Think of the usual media image of refugees, and you’ll probably think of the caravans of wretched humanity, crossing deserts or overcrowding into unseaworthy…
05/03/2019 … 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.
Tony Law's new way of distributing content
05/03/2019 … With DVD sales drying up, Tony Law has come up with an entirely new medium on which to release his latest stand-up show: a 1980s-style headband.
JJ Whitehead routine gets animated
05/03/2019 … Canadian stand-up JJ Whitehead's routine about banks has been made into an animation.
With Marcus Brigstocke and Phill Jupitus joining the team
05/03/2019 … Whose Line Is It Anyway? is to return to the Edinburgh Fringe.
© C4 Which comedies are up for gongs?
05/03/2019 … Some of the best comedies of the past year, from Detectorists to Derry Girls (pictured) and Car Share to Famalam, have been shortlisted for Royal Television Society…
Including comedians taking on University Challenge
05/03/2019 … The BBC has revealed the full details of its Red Nose Day programming next Friday.
© BBC TV historian's Twitter response
05/03/2019 … Viewers of This Time with Alan Partridge last night might have noticed some parallels between the character of Sam Chatwin – the presenter played by Simon…
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