© BBC More Than Likely by Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais
29/10/2019 … Comedy fans know Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais as the creators of The Likely Lads, Porridge and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
Tue 29 October 2019
© BBC 
Ricky Gervais makes amends in art row
Indigenous artist compensated for 'appropriation' of his work
29/10/2019 … Ricky Gervais has made changes to the new series of After Life after being accused of cultural appropriation.
You're not welcome here!
Another venue pulls a Roy Chubby Brown gig
29/10/2019 … Another council has pulled a Roy Chubby Brown gig saying the comic did not reflect its values.
Top comics sign up for online sitcom
James Acaster, Joel Dommett and more guest star in Content
29/10/2019 … Comics including James Acaster, Joel Dommett, Mark Silcox and Kieran Hodgson are to make appearances in a new online sitcom.
Can you spot the fake Garth Marenghi title?
A Halloween edition of our Tuesday trivia quiz
29/10/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Men are better at jokes than women
29/10/2019 … It is not research that is likely to be especially well-received – but scientists have found that men are better at writing jokes than women.
Mon 28 October 2019
How Michael Portillo helped create Alan B'Stard
Extract from a new biography of Rik Mayall
28/10/2019 … Mark Searby, the resident film critic on BBC Radios Northampton and Suffolk, has written a new biography about Rik Mayall, concentrating on his work and compiled…
Comedy Canteen
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Bill Murray, London
28/10/2019 … Sometimes it seems you can’t turn on TV without catching a cooking programme or open a newspaper without reading about the latest foodie trend.