© Fernando Pereira/Nationaal Archief/CC BY-SA 3.0 My dad taught Abba to play snooker, says comic Rob Deering
29/04/2020 … It sounds like the sort of outlandish claim you might find on Would I Lie To You… But back in the 1970s, Rob Deering’s dad Barney taught Abba how…
© BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions And release it as an iPlayer box set
29/04/2020 … BBC One is to repeat all 12 episodes of Peter Kay’s Car Share, the broadcaster has announced today.
29/04/2020 … A hero slain in the line of duty is brought back from the dead, but now given a high-tech upgrade.
29/04/2020 … Tom Allen is to present an archive show looking at the history of TV adverts for Channel 4.
Hoaxers spread fake news about Ab Fab creator
29/04/2020 … Jennifer Saunders has been the victim of internet hoaxers circulating a fake message about personal protective equipment (PPE).
© BBC £5,500 to develop a new sitcom script
29/04/2020 … The BBC has announced a major new bursary for comedy writing in honour of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
28/04/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
28/04/2020 … Stephen K Amos is starring in a new music video for eclectic Texan funk trio Khruanhgbin.
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