Shuffling the suits
New comedy execs and producers at Sky and the BBC
10/03/2021 … Sky and the BBC have both announced new appointments in their comedy commissioning and producing teams.
Wed 10 March 2021
© ITV/Avalon Comedians join Iain Stirling's ITV2 sitcom
10/03/2021 … Comedians Jessie Cave, Paul G Raymond, Rosa Robson and Janine Harouni have joined the cast of Iain Stirling’s semi-autobiographical new sitcom, Buffering.
Tue 09 March 2021
What is the name of Tom Allen's autobiography?
09/03/2021 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
One Harry who's NOT causing trouble for the Queen
BBC drops Hill's comedy short out of respect
09/03/2021 … The BBC has shelved a short comedy film featuring Harry Hill dressed as the Queen - out of respect for the Monarch.
Knob gags and slapstick - perfect!
Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley picks his Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites
09/03/2021 … Lee Ridley, also known as Lost Voice Guy, became a major star after winning Britain’s Got Talent in 2018.
© Drew XXX/CC BY-SA 2.0 Veteran New York club owner Richie Tienken dies at 75
09/03/2021 … Richie Tienken, who co-founded one of New York’s oldest comedy clubs, The Comic Strip, has died at the age of 75.
Paradise PD: 911 call
Animated police comedy is returning to Netflix
09/03/2021 … A dangerous run-in with a copycat killer is captured in this recording of a 911 emergency police call.
Harry Hill's Lonely Island
Review of his new black and white BBC Two shorts
09/03/2021 … There’s something about Harry Hill that suggests he’d probably be making these silly black and white short films whether he’d been commissioned…