Can you spot the fake Garth Marenghi title?
A Halloween edition of our Tuesday trivia quiz
29/10/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
2019 Archives
Tue 29 October 2019
Men are better at jokes than women
29/10/2019 … It is not research that is likely to be especially well-received – but scientists have found that men are better at writing jokes than women.
Mon 28 October 2019
How Michael Portillo helped create Alan B'Stard
Extract from a new biography of Rik Mayall
28/10/2019 … Mark Searby, the resident film critic on BBC Radios Northampton and Suffolk, has written a new biography about Rik Mayall, concentrating on his work and compiled…
Comedy Canteen
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Bill Murray, London
28/10/2019 … Sometimes it seems you can’t turn on TV without catching a cooking programme or open a newspaper without reading about the latest foodie trend.
David Hasselhoff joins 9 To 5
Baywatch star heads to the West End
28/10/2019 … David Hasselhoff is joining the cast of West End comedy musical 9 To 5.
© BBC Guz Khan takes over Takeshi’s Castle
Man Like Mobeen star to provide commentary
28/10/2019 … Guz Khan is to host the next series of Takeshi’s Castle.
Shooting starts on Friday Night Dinner series 6
28/10/2019 … Shooting beings today on the sixth series of Friday Night Dinner.
Art of the podast
New show from comic Annie McGrath
28/10/2019 … Comedian Annie McGrath is launching a new podcast based on her love of art.