New documentary follows comedians in Palestine
'Changing the world one joke at a time'
17/02/2025 … A new documentary film reveals how Palestinian stand-ups are trying to bring laughs to their war-ravaged region.
2025 Archives
Mon 17 February 2025
Weekend Update on SNL's 50th annivesary
With Colin Jost, Michael Che and Bill Murray
17/02/2025 … Colin Jost and Michael Che presented a special Weekend Update during the lengthy 50th anniversary show last night.
Saturday Night Live: In memorium
And it's not what you might think...
17/02/2025 … Tom Hanks introduced a touching ‘in memorium’ section in last night’s tribute to 50 years of Saturday Night Live.
Hugh Jackman's acting masterclass
17/02/2025 … Now you too can learn to sing and act like Hugh Jackman.
Dark days under Donald Trump
Operation Mincemeat's Broadway transfer is hit by president's tarrifs
17/02/2025 … The Broadway transfer of Operation Mincemeat has been hit by Donald Trump’s trade war.
© Foto Ad Meskens / Creative Commons How Edinburgh's more expensive than the Cayman Islands at Fringe time
Shocking hotel prices revealed
17/02/2025 … It probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s visited the Fringe – but Edinburgh has the highest hotel prices in the world in the summer.
© Bandicoot TV Joel Dommett: I want to host Family Fortunes!
Comic angling for Gino D’Acampo’s old job
17/02/2025 … It’s been less than two weeks since Gino D’Acampo’s career crashed down amid multiple claims of sexually inappropriate behaviour.
Look who Ben Elton's Morphed into
Comic immortalised in Plasticine as he's named Slapstick Festival legend
17/02/2025 … Here’s Ben Elton as you’ve not seen him before – reimagined as cartoon character Morph.