What was Dave Allen's real surname?
24/09/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 24 September 2019
London venue 2Northdown launches new act hunt
24/09/2019 … Boutique London comedy venue 2Northdown has launched its second new act competition, with a £500 top prize to be won.
Taskmaster becomes a board game
24/09/2019 … Taskmaster has been turned into a board game.
Strictly gives Chris Ramsey an Insta boost
Followers swell following his BBC appearance
24/09/2019 … He may not have wowed the judges on his Strictly Come Dancing debut, but the show doing wonders for Chris Ramsey’s social media following.
Comedy Central is making plans for Nigel
Ng to feature in broadcaster's Stand-Up, Asia! showcases
24/09/2019 … British-based stand-up Nigel Ng has been named as one of the 12 comics to feature in the new series of Stand-Up, Asia! showcases for Comedy Central.
Mon 23 September 2019
Clinton Baptiste In The Paranormalist Returns
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Palace Theatre, Watford
23/09/2019 … It would probably have taken a real clairvoyant to foresee a tour from Phoenix Nights medium Clinton Baptiste, 18 years after the single episode of the sitcom in…
Slightly Off
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
23/09/2019 … John Finnemore has added a sketch to one of his sketches.
Sarah Silverman censored – while talking about censorship
Fox fades out her comments on the Emmy red carpet
23/09/2019 … Sarah Silverman has been censored – while talking about censorship.