John Kearns gets his first TV special
Sky unveils new slate including Stewart Lee, Lucy Beaumont and David Baddiel
24/04/2024 … Sky is to air a raft of stand-up specials from the likes of Stewart Lee, John Kearns and David Baddiel.
2024 Archives
Wed 24 April 2024
Chris Tucker announces first UK date in six years
Rush Hour star to play London's Royal Albert Hall
24/04/2024 … Chris Tucker is set to return to the UK stage for the first time since 2018.
Brum, Brum! Joe Lycett lands a new travel show
Comic aims to visit 18 Birminghams in North America
24/04/2024 … Joe Lycett is to front a new travel TV series in which he attempts to visit all the Birminghams in North America.
Colin Hoult announces first tour as himself
Comic puts aside his Anna Mann alter-ego
24/04/2024 … Colin Hoult – the actor and comedian behind the Anna Mann character – has announced his first UK tour as himself.
John Cleese spends £17,000 a year to fight ageing
Fawlty Towers star gets replacement cells from a Swiss clinic
24/04/2024 … John Cleese has revealed he spends up to £17,000 a year on stem cell therapy to try to fight ageing.
Harry Hill launches family-friendly podcast
24/04/2024 … Harry Hill has launched a new family-friendly podcast.
Tue 23 April 2024
© BBC What's the name of the butcher in The League Of Gentlemen?
23/04/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Trailer for A Family Affair
New comedy film with Joe Wilkinson, Laura Aikman and Jane Asher
23/04/2024 … Here’s the trailer for British comedy film A Family Affair, starring Joe Wilkinson as a cash-strapped hotel manager.