© Matt Crockett Angela Barnes to make her HIGNFY debut
...with Jo Brand returning for a 35th time
09/10/2024 … Angela Barnes is to make her first appearance on Have I Got News For You later this month.
2024 Archives
Wed 09 October 2024
© Matt Crockett 
Eshaan Akbar accused of 'mocking' October 7 victims
Comic appears to make light of massacre as he criticises Israel's response
09/10/2024 … Eshaan Akbar has been accused of mocking the victims of the October 7 terror attack as he drew attention to the civilian victims of Israel’s military response.
Radio 4 orders The Naked Week
New topical format for Friday nights with Andrew Hunter Murray and Amy Hoggart
09/10/2024 … Radio 4 has commissioned a full series of The Naked Week to join its topical Friday Night Comedy lineup.
Athena Kugblenu on having a Greek name
09/10/2024 … Here's Athena Kugblenu explaining why she has a Greek name, and how your country of birth affects what sports you're supposed to support.
Miranda Hart finds her real-life 'Gary'
09/10/2024 … She may have played the perpetual singleton in her BBC sitcom, but Miranda Hart secretly got married this year.
Tue 08 October 2024
Comic makes a woman laugh so hard her waters broke
Punter had booked in to see stand-up to help her baby along
08/10/2024 … A comic made a pregnant woman laugh so hard during his gig that her waters broke.
Which pop star helped fund Monty Python's Life of Brian?
08/10/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Trevor Leighton Ben Elton to be named Slapstick Festival's 'legend of comedy'
...as Bristol festival unveils its 2025 programme
08/10/2024 … Ben Elton is to receive next year’s ‘comedy legend’ award at the Slapstick comedy festival.