What was the name of Papa Lazarou's circus
16/07/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 16 July 2019
Would you take financial advice from Kurupt FM?
The People Just Do Nothing crew are sharing tips on avoiding cybercrime
16/07/2019 … Given their own shady dealings, Kurupt FM might not be your first destination for advice on avoiding cybercrime.
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: The BAME game
Ten black and minority ethnic British comedians
16/07/2019 … Comedy, and the Edinburgh Fringe, have made great strides in addressing the historic gender imbalance in the past decade, to the extent that comedy awards boss Nica…
Gravy Boat
16/07/2019 … Nick Horseman sings the praises of gravy in this song for his forthcoming Edinburgh show.
© BBC/Wall to Wall/Stephen Perry 'Some comedians' celebrity status outweighs their comedy'
Lee Mack speaks up about the trends in stand-up
16/07/2019 … Lee Mack has spoken out about comedians ‘whose celebrity status outweighs their comedy’.
Big Australian awards for Tim Minchin and Hannah Gadsby
...but James Acaster misses out
16/07/2019 … Tim Minchin and Hannah Gadsby have won two of the top accolades for live performance in Australia.
Armando Iannucci to open the London film festival
European premiere for his Personal History Of David Copperfield
16/07/2019 … Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History Of David Copperfield is to open this year’s London Film Festival, in what will be its European premiere.
Mon 15 July 2019
Jerry Seinfeld rebukes Ricky Gervais for laughing at lame jokes
In this clip from Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
15/07/2019 … Ricky Gervais and Jerry Seinfeld debate whether they should laugh at strangers' terrible jokes in a new clip from Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.