© BBC Catherine Tate returns to Doctor Who
16/05/2022 … Catherine Tate is to return to Doctor Who alongside David Tennant, the BBC has confirmed.
2022 Archives
Mon 16 May 2022
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© BBC BBC comedy: What do commissioners want?
Executives set out their aims for new shows
15/05/2022 … The BBC’s commissioners have revealed what they are looking for in the next generation of comedy shows.
© Netflix/Matt Holyoak Charlie Brooker shares advice to new writers
As well as some eye-opening revelations from his own career...
15/05/2022 … Charlie Brooker has revealed how he designed the logo for a high street store, pissed himself on live TV, and is ‘too chicken shit’ to try stand-up.
© BBC/Avalon Ramseys' treat
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
15/05/2022 … Here’s our pick of the best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on demand this week.
Stefalo Paolini on Britain’s Got Talent
Vocal talents win over the crowd
15/05/2022 … Here’s comedy circuit stalwart Stefalo Paolini performing on Britain’s Got Talent last night.
Russell Peters hits the UK
15/05/2022 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Fri 13 May 2022
'They closed all the roads to announce a law to stop people disrupting traffic!'
Some of the gags from tonight's Have I Got News For You
13/05/2022 … Panelists on tonight’sHave I Got News For You mock the Queen’s Speech, Beergate and the Wagatha Christie court case, among others.
© Pixabay 'I taught my owl how to tell bad jokes...'
13/05/2022 … Quote of the week 'Good comedy makes people slightly uncomfortable with the opinions they hold.