Netflix: Comedians Of The World
19/12/2018 … Netflix has released a teaser for its Comedians Of The World project.
Wed 19 December 2018
Lecicester Comedy Fest announces its competition finalists
Promising newbies, pun-slingers and golden oldies
19/12/2018 … The finalists have been announced for the range of competitions run by the Leicester Comedy Festival.
© HBO Why John Oliver's savaging of Brexit was banned in the UK
...and why you can still watch it anyway
19/12/2018 … Footage of John Oliver savaging Theresa May over her Brexit deal has been banned in the UK.
Second series for Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
Dave orders ten more episodes with a tweaked format
19/12/2018 … The Dave channel has ordered a second series of Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier.
Why we need ‘unsafe comedy’
Andy Shaw sticks up for the stand-ups who refuse to play by the rules
19/12/2018 … Why would a comic refuse to sign an agreement not to make racist, homophobic and sexist jokes? Surely, it can only be because they want licence to punch down…
Has Alan Carr signed up to Strictly?
19/12/2018 … Alan Carr says he is up for taking part in Strictly Come Dancing.
Tue 18 December 2018
Where were the family heading in Home Alone?
Try our second festive Tuesday Trivia Quiz
18/12/2018 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© C4 'I think it was out of desperation that we got cast'
As The Inbetweeners turns ten, Simon Bird and James Buckley reminisce
18/12/2018 … As Channel 4 prepares to celebrate ten years of The Inbetweeners with a special reunion programme, Simon Bird, who played Will, and James Buckley (Jay) talk about…