Kenneth Williams' letters go under the hammer
Carry On star talks about suicide, being a useless understudy and 'idiot' Arthur Scargill
07/11/2019 … Previously unseen letters from Kenneth Williams are to go under the hammer next week.
Thu 07 November 2019
© Arno Mikkor/CC BY-SA 2.0 How Boris Johnson hijacks comedy to oppress
07/11/2019 … Populist right-wing leaders like Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have hijacked the subversive ideals of comedy to prop up the unfair status quo, one academic has…
Carr crash
Why Alan's Grease spectacular was such a flop
07/11/2019 … When it was announced that Alan Carr was to host a two-hour celebration of Grease a couple of years back, he gushed: ‘I love Grease, so I cannot wait to step…
Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing gets a third series
Bob and Paul will return to the riverbank
07/11/2019 … The BBC has ordered a third series of Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing.
Where to see Vic & Bob's new Big Night Out first
07/11/2019 … Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are to launch their second BBC Four series of Big Night Out with a public screening.
'I always like to get a party started'
Susan Calman to host BBC Scotland's Hogmanay celebrations
07/11/2019 … Susan Calman is to front this year’s BBC Scotland Hogmanay output, the broadcaster has announced.
Richard Gadd in Whippersnap
07/11/2019 … Richard Gadd stars in a new comedy short, just a little late for Halloween.
Waiting in a cupboard
Latest Comedy Central short from Ryan Sampson
07/11/2019 … A surprise birthday party takes a shocking turn in this new sketch from Plenbs star Ryan Sampson.