'I have lots of inner voices... It’s busy up there'
Robin Ince on the psychology of stand-up
10/10/2018 … When writing about comedy, there is nothing a dramatist likes more than the ‘sad clown’ archetype.
Wed 10 October 2018
© BBC Whites to get a US remake
A full eight years after the Alan Davies comedy aired
10/10/2018 … America is set to remake Whites, the short-lived restaurant-based comedy starring Alan Davies.
Michael McIntyre signs to Beyoncé's agent
Big move towards cracking America
10/10/2018 … Michael McIntyre has set his sights on breaking the US, signing his first American agent.
Get stuffed, Rodney (and Del and Uncle Albert)
Coming soon: new Only Fools And Horses toys
10/10/2018 … It looks like the sort of dodgy merchandise Del Boy would flog from his market stall.
Tue 09 October 2018
Which comic strip character did James Bolan bring to life?
09/10/2018 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Richie Cain / Facebook Liverpool comic and promoter Ritchie Cain dies at 31
Stand-up had suffered epilepsy
09/10/2018 … Liverpudlian comedian and promoter Richy Cain has died suddenly at the age of 31.
‘It's more than lying. It's controlling'
Seann Walsh's ex slates comic over drunken kiss
09/10/2018 … Seann Walsh’s ex-girlfriend Rebecca Humphries has been inundated with support over the break-up.
© Jon Anton Those were the Glaze!
Alan Stafford plays tribute to Crackerjack comedian Peter Glaze, who died 35 years ago
09/10/2018 … I’m no cartoonist but if I wanted to create a likeness of Peter Glaze I’d go straight to the kitchen Trace around a frying pan for the body, a…