Entries open for 2022 David Nobbs comedy writing award
...and the prizes have gone up
01/02/2022 … Entries have opened for the annual comedy writing award handed out in memory of Reggie Perrin author David Nobbs.
2022 Archives
Tue 01 February 2022
© Channel 4 It's good to hear working-class voices... not some actor from Oxford putting on an accent
Interviews with the cast and creators of Channel 4's new crime caper The Curse
01/02/2022 … This weekend sees the launch of The Curse, the new Channel 4 crime-comedy from Tom Davis and director James De Frond (the people behind Murder…
Mon 31 January 2022
Magician's secrets exposed!
How one conjurer used sleight of hand to fake a good review
31/01/2022 … He’s a magician, so maybe we should expect a little sleight of hand… But James Phelan – the nephew of Paul Daniels – has conjured up…
The smell of Reeves, by Mortimer
How Vic's flatulence held up filming
31/01/2022 … Vic Reeves’s farts were so toxic they halted filming, Bob Mortimer has revealed.
The Fringe makes Edinburgh a better city
...so say three-quarters of its residents
31/01/2022 … Three-quarters of Edinburgh residents believe the Fringe makes the city a better place to live.
First look at Ben Whishaw in This Is Going To Hurt
TV adaptation of Adam Kay's memoirs
31/01/2022 … Here’s the first look of Ben Whishaw as Adam Kay in the TV adaptation of This Is Going To Hurt.
© Big Talk/BBC BBC Three orders gym comedy Peacock
From some of the People Just Do Nothing team
31/01/2022 … People Just Do Nothing stars Steve Stamp and Allan ‘Seapa’ Mustafa have made a new comedy, set in a gym.
Sun 30 January 2022
© BBC Lazy Susan gets a spin on BBC Three
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
30/01/2022 … Here’s our pick of the best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on-demand this week: Monday January 31 THE STAND UP SKETCH SHOW: The programme that acts…