Bill Burr: Paper Tiger
Review of his Netflix special by Steve Bennett
11/09/2019 … At one point in his new special Bill Burr asks: ‘You know what’s funny about sexual assault? It’s a deliberately provocative opener to a…
Wed 11 September 2019
What's it like to perform comedy to an audience with dementia?
Comedians stage a care home gig
11/09/2019 … It’s not their usual sort of crowd, but six newish comedians have just performed at a care home – where half the residents have dementia.
© Joel Dommett/Instagram Joel Dommett gets married
...with Iain Stirling officiating
11/09/2019 … Joel Dommett has married model Hannah Cooper – with Iain Stirling officiating.
Tue 10 September 2019
Brassic fantastic
Sky's best comedy launch in seven years
10/09/2019 … Sky One series Brassic has become the channel’s highest-rated comedy show in more than seven years.
When Sacha Baron Cohen upset the wrong guy...
A run-in with heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko
10/09/2019 … Former world heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko once intimidated Sacha Baron Cohen for mocking Kazakhstan in Borat.
The ultimate Monty Python trivia quiz
10/09/2019 … It's a very special installment of our weekly trivia quiz today, as regular compiler Hayden Parker has come up with 50 questions linked to Monty Python to mark…
Jack Whitehall to tape a Christmas TV special
10/09/2019 … Jack Whitehall and his father Michael are to host a Christmas variety special at the London Palladium.
BBC releases some historic comedy moments
10/09/2019 … The BBC is making hundreds of clips from its archive available to watch on a new website.