Archer comes to Freeview
Animated spy comedy on new DMAX channel
08/01/2019 … Animated spy comedy Archer is to be available free to view in the UK for the first time.
Tue 08 January 2019
© BBC WorldWide/Andy Seymour Alan Partridge is launching his new show, in his inimitable style...
Read how he invited journalists to the screening
08/01/2019 … Alan Partridge is returning the BBC after more than 20 years away – and he’s lost none of his distinctive style.
© Idil Sukan Comedians up for 2019 Audio Drama awards
Who's on the right wavelength?
08/01/2019 … Bridget Christie, Rob Newman and Tim Key are all in the running for this year’s BBC Audio Drama Awards.
Spaced house on the market again
08/01/2019 … The house from Spaced has been put up for sale again – with a sizeable price cut.
Barry Cryer cancels festival appearance
No Slapstick for comic as he recovers from hip op
08/01/2019 … Barry Cryer has cancelled his appearance at Bristol’s annual Slapstick festival later this month.
What was the surname of Terry and June?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz - and today it's multiple choice!
08/01/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 07 January 2019
Simon Amstell's new movie gets a release date
Benjamin will hit cinemas on March 15
07/01/2019 … Simon Amstell’s next film is to be released on March 15, it has been announced today.
Book deal for Andrew Hunter Murray
Comic and podcaster pens his first novel
07/01/2019 … Comedian and QI researcher Andrew Hunter Murray has signed a deal for his first novel.