Comics give messages to their younger selves
Katy Wix and Adam Drake's new podcast, and the rest of the week's comedy on demand
06/03/2021 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Sat 06 March 2021
Chris McCausland: I was almost a spy
Blind comic reveals how he went through MI5 recruitment process
06/03/2021 … Chris McCausland has revealed that he nearly became an MI5 spy.
Don't mention the (emu) war!
John Cleese writes a film about a strange bit of history Rob Schneider
06/03/2021 … John Cleese has co-written a film about the Australian army losing a war with emus, loosely based on a true story.
Fri 05 March 2021
Tony Hendra dies at 79
Cambridge-educated satirist also edited National Lampoon and launched Spitting Image
05/03/2021 … Tony Hendra, the veteran comedy writer who played Spinal Tap’s manager Ian Faith in the 1984 rock mockumentary, has died at the age of 79.
'I once went out with a Sherpa...'
05/03/2021 … Tweets of the week I wish somebody would do something about my lack of initiative.
Sarah Silverman apologises over Paris Hilton jokes
Comic 'humiliated' socialite at 2007 MTV aweds
05/03/2021 … It may have been 14 years ago, but Sarah Silverman has apologised to Paris Hilton for making her the butt of jokes at an awards bash.
Taskmaster series 11 trailer
05/03/2021 … Channel 4 has released a full-length trailer for the new series of Taskmaster.
Rishi Sunak is a Coke addict
The latest from Michael Spicer’s Room Next Door
05/03/2021 … Rishi Sunak’s chat with two schoolboys was always likely to provide great raw material for Michael Spicer’s Room Next Door series.