Matt Forde's drunken lunge at Tony Blair
Comic recalls Chequers incident
17/11/2020 … Matt Forde drunkenly jabbed Tony Blair in the chest after a party at Chequers.
2020 Archives
Tue 17 November 2020
'Comics are self-censoring more than people realise'
Watch preview clips of new Irvine Welsh documentary on 'offence'
17/11/2020 … Stand-ups Geoff Norcott and Andrew Doyle say the fear of causing offence is stifling risk-taking in comedy.
© Matt Crockett 'A comedy chain letter'
30 stand-ups write a new short story series
17/11/2020 … Thirty comedians including Phil Wang, Mark Watson, Ivo Graham, Ahih Shah, Felicity Ward and Eleanor Tiernan have contributed to a new series of audio short…
Alex Horne and Daliso Chaponda join Chortle Comedy Book Festival
...with Horne interviewing old pal Tim Key
17/11/2020 … Alex Horne and Daliso Chaponda have joined the Chortle comedy book festival line-up.
The Vicar Of Dibley is back
Dawn French records three new sermons for BBC One
17/11/2020 … Dawn French is to reprise her role as Geraldine Grainger, with three new lockdown mini-episodes of The Vicar Of Dibley this Christmas.
Baldwin and Grammer unite for new sitcom
From the creator of Modern Family
17/11/2020 … Alec Baldwin and Kelsey Grammer are to star in a new American comedy from the creator of Modern Family.
New panel show for Rhod Gilbert
Looking at guests' teenage years
17/11/2020 … Rhod Gilbert is to front a new panel show for Comedy Central.
The greatest ever radio comedy? I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
'Antidote to panel games’ tops poll
17/11/2020 … I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue has been voted the greatest radio comedy of all time.