What was the name of the band in School of Rock?
19/11/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
2024 Archives
Tue 19 November 2024
Trailer for Bad Tidings
Christmas special with Chris McCausland and Lee Mack
19/11/2024 … Here’s the trailer for Bad Tidings – the Sky Christmas special starring Chris McCausland and Lee Mack.
Fast Show goes back on tour
More dates following their 30th anniversary celebrations
19/11/2024 … The cast of the Fast Show are going back on tour following the success of the 30th anniversary live shows earlier this year.
Comic reported to Indian police – by the people who booked him
Yash Rathi now faces criminal probe over offensive material
19/11/2024 … An Indian comedian is being investigated by police for using bad language on stage – after being reported by the people who booked him.
Former Dave commissioners launch comedy production label
Iain Coyle and Joe McVey set up Square Pears
19/11/2024 … Former Dave commissioners Iain Coyle and Joe McVey have launched their own comedy production label Square Pears.
Make Your Life Good Again
19/11/2024 … Make Your Life Good Again is the makeover show we've all been waiting for.
Evil Escapes
Travelogue with Lee Ridley, Jamie MacDonald, and Eshaan Akbar
19/11/2024 … Here are Lee Ridley, Jamie MacDonald, and Eshaan Akbar in a new travelogue they have made for ITV.
Mon 18 November 2024
© Hat Trick Productions 'Smoggie Queens is an out-and-out slapstick sitcom with a big old gay heart'
Phil Dunning on his new BBC comedy
18/11/2024 … New BBC Three comedy Smoggie Queens revolves around a group of friends in Middlesbrough’s LGBTQ+ community, written by and starring Phil Dunning as the volatile…