© BBC / Expectation BBC Two orders Sophie Willan's sitcom after hit pilot
22/04/2020 … Sophie Willan’s sitcom Alma’s Not Normal has been commissioned for a full series, following the success of a pilot earlier this month.
Footage from old gigs to be streamed
21/04/2020 … The Comedy Store is to stream footage from its archives for the first time in a bid to generate income during the lockdown.
As Father Ted turns 25 today, we look at some of the men behind the priests...
21/04/2020 … Father Ted launched on Channel 4 on April 21, 1995.
© Bafta 21/04/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© BBC Radio Wales announces a Machynlleth Comedy Festival weekend
21/04/2020 … BBC Radio Wales is to air a virtual version of the Machynlleth Comedy Festival, despite the real thing being cancelled.
21/04/2020 … Working from home has led to a new range of problems for people to overcome.
Armando Iannucci on the creative dilemma he's facing
21/04/2020 … Armando Iannucci has admitted that trying to be funny during a pandemic is causing him a profound creative dilemma.
21/04/2020 … Matt Lucas is writing a children’s picture book based on his fundraising song Thank You, Baked Potato.
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