Jack Burns dies at 86
George Carlin's comedy partner and Muppet Show co-creator
29/01/2020 … Jack Burns – the former comedy partner of George Carlin who went on to co-create the Muppet Show – has died at the age of 86.
2020 Archives
Wed 29 January 2020
Tim Minchin's Matilda heading for the big screen
29/01/2020 … Tim Minchin’s adaptation of Matilda is reportedly to be made into a movie for Netflix.
© BBC Mrs Brown's Boys beats Fleabag and Derry Girls to comedy prize
National Television Awards results
29/01/2020 … Mrs Brown’s Boys was won the comedy award at last night’s National Television Awards – at the expense of Fleabag and Derry Girls.
Al Murray and Rory Bremner to play Henley Festival
A black-tie do on the banks of the Thames
29/01/2020 … Al Murray, Rory Bremner and Milton Jones are among the comedians just announced for this year’s Henley Festival.
Tue 28 January 2020
Police Cops – Badass Be Thy Name
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
28/01/2020 … It’s the height of the Madchester scene: tunes are banging, pills are popping and the venue is filled with wide-eyed, hyperactive youngsters burning their…
© C4 HBO passes on Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan comedy
Comedy now being hawked around Hollywood again
28/01/2020 … Plans for a US comedy based on an idea by Sharon Horgan and Aisling Bea have hit the buffers.
Radio 4 extends Alfie Moore's beat
Another series for cop-turned-comic
28/01/2020 … The BBC has commissioned a fifth series of Radio 4 series It’s A Fair Cop from policeman-turned-comic Alfie Moore.
What character did Nicholas Parsons play in Doctor Who?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz in honour of the legendary straightman
28/01/2020 … Test your knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, with this week's edition a special trubute to Nicholas Parsons.