Did Norbit really get an Oscar nomination?
Try our trivia quiz about bad comedy movies
03/12/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
2024 Archives
Tue 03 December 2024
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Armando Iannucci to develop new shows with BBC Studios
New deal for his production company Touchscreen
03/12/2024 … Armando Iannucci’s production company has signed a ‘development partnership' with BBC Studios.
© BBC/Guy Levy Chris McCausland: I've turned down a Strictly documentary
Comic didn't want to 'ruin the magic' of how he learns to dance
03/12/2024 … Chris McCausland turned down the chance to make a documentary series about how he learned to dance despite being blind.
Taskmaster wins a Rose d'Or
03/12/2024 … Taskmaster and Baby Reindeer were among the winners at the prestigious Rose d’Or international TV awards last night.
© PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay Starmer joke wins this year's Christmas cracker title
U&Gold's contest now in its 12th year
03/12/2024 … A joke about Keir Starmer getting lots of freebies from Lord Alli has been crowned the winner of the annual competition to find the best new Christmas cracker joke.
Mon 02 December 2024
© Hugo Glendinning John Cleese's Fawlty Towers play announces 10-month tour
02/12/2024 … The stage version of Fawlty Towers is to tour the UK for 10 months from next September.
'Welsh Jesus' comedian: I've been banned on religious grounds
But church denies being involved
02/12/2024 … A comedian who goes by the name Welsh Jesus has told how he had a show cancelled on religious grounds.
Sun 01 December 2024
Stewart Lee – and the Man-Wulf – start their London residency
The best of the week's live comedy
01/12/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,258 events Chortle currently has listed.