© Channel 4 Tim Key, Mike Wozniak, Rose Matafeo and more join celeb version
07/02/2023 … Comedians including Tim Key, Mike Wozniak, Rose Matafeo and Lucy Beaumont are to appear in the next series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off.
Crackerjack biographer Alan Stafford on the comedy staple of kids' TV
07/02/2023 … In 1982 Ian and Janette Krankie defected from BBC to ITV, leaving Paul Ciani, producer of long-running teatime variety show Crackerjack, with a gap that needed filling.
07/02/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
John Cleese to star opposite his daughter in reboot, 45 years on
07/02/2023 … John Cleese is reviving Basil Fawlty, 45 years after the original Fawlty Towers ended.
07/02/2023 … Here are the acceptance speeches from the 2023 Chortle Awards, held in Waterloo, Central London, last night Other winners submitted videos: Best tour:…
© Jiksaw Trio taking part in Comic Relief discussions
07/02/2023 … Jonathan Ross, Rosie Jones and Michelle De Swarte have joined the line up for the Just For Laughs London festival.
No Such Thing As A Fish podcaster to curate the next Radio 4 series
07/02/2023 … No Such Thing As A Fish podcaster Anna Ptaszynski is to be the new curator of Radio 4’s Museum of Curiosity.
9 in 10 Brits wished they laughed more
07/02/2023 … Almost half of British people admitted that they cannot remember the last time they laughed out loud, according to a new survey.
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