Which political figure played themselves in an episode of The New Statesman?
14/01/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 14 January 2025
Tony Slattery dies at 65
Comedian and improviser had heart attack
14/01/2025 … Tony Slattery has died aged 65 following a heart attack, his partner has announced.
© Channel 4 Big Boys comes to an end
Series 3 of Jack Rooke's comedy will be the last, C4 announces
14/01/2025 … Jack Rooke’s semi-autobiographical comedy Big Boys will end after its third series, Channel 4 has announced.
Which comedians are ready to flip?
Comics again take on the beer mat challenge
14/01/2025 … The line-up has been announced for this year’s Comedians’ Beer Mat Flipping Championship.
© Rachel Sherlock Sara Pascoe: Being a mum has made me a better comic
...and improved my mental health
14/01/2025 … Sara Pascoe says becoming a mother has made her a better stand-up.
Mon 13 January 2025
Chris Williamson on Fin Vs The Internet
Modern Wisdom podcast host gets a roasting
13/01/2025 … Fin Taylor meets – and mocks – Love Islander turned hugely successful podcaster and YouTuber Chris Williamson in the latest edition of Fin Vs The Internet.
Comedy.co.uk 2024 awards finalists announced
60 TV and radio shows in the running
13/01/2025 … Sixty finalists in this year’s comedy.
An impressive spectacle!
Eric Morecambe's glasses fetch £20,000 at auction
13/01/2025 … Eric Morecambe’s iconic glasses sold for £20,000 at auction this weekend – five times the upper estimate.