Ali G was originally called The Yoof Wanker
....and other secrets from the 11 O'Clock Show
04/02/2020 … Ali G was originally going to be called 'The Yoof Wanker’ when he was first introduced on the 11 O'Clock Show.
2020 Archives
Tue 04 February 2020
New BBC podcast for James Acaster
Based on his obsession with the music of 2016
04/02/2020 … James Acaster is to launch a new BBC podcast based on his belief that 2016 was the best year ever for music.
LBGTQ+ comedy competition opens for entry
Win £250 plus a coaching session
04/02/2020 … Entries have opened for the Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year competition.
As soon as they heard about this comedy, GCHQ spooks got in touch...
Nick Mohammed and David Schwimmer on Sky's new show Intelligence
04/02/2020 … Later this month Nick Mohammed is to appear opposite David Schwimmer in a new Sky One comedy, Intelligence, set in the GCHQ eavesdropping centre.
Mon 03 February 2020
Comedian refuses to appear on 'anti-British' BBC
Alistair Williams takes a stance against 'bias and propaganda'
03/02/2020 … A comedian has refused to appear on the BBC because of what he sees as the broadcaster’s ‘anti-British’ agenda.
© BBC Inside No 9: The Referee’s A...
03/02/2020 … If conjuring up a fresh set of characters, circumstances and even cinematic style for every new half-hour episode of Inside No 9 takes its toll on Reece Shearsmith…
Soho Theatre closes due to bomb scare
All shows cancelled after World War 2 device discovered
03/02/2020 … The Soho Theatre has been forced to cancel all its shows tonight – after an unexploded World War Two bomb was discovered in central London.
Rapper Test Ease on toxic masculinity
03/02/2020 … American rapper Lil' Test Ease addresses criticism that he's a misogynistic in this new Channel 4 video.