Russia could ban Iannucci's Death Of Stalin
Satire 'discredits' murderous tyrant
20/09/2017 … Armando Iannucci’s new comedy movie The Death Of Stalin could be banned in Russia for ‘discrediting’ the former Soviet leader.
Wed 20 September 2017
Henry IX reigns at the Rose d'Or
International award for royal sitcom
20/09/2017 … Henry IX, the Gold sitcom about a fictional King, has won the prestigious award for best sitcom at the Rose d’Or international TV festival.
Tue 19 September 2017
How many Police Academy films were there?
19/09/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Netflix Jerry Before Seinfeld
Review of his new Netflix special by Steve Bennett
19/09/2017 … Jerry Seinfeld’s stand-up has never been about baring his soul, but his new Netflix special offers at least a little insight into how he became the sort of…
Dave Allen's life to become BBC film
With Games of Thrones star Aidan Gillen
19/09/2017 … The BBC is shooting a Dave Allen biopic starring Game of Thrones actor Aidan Gillen, Chortle can reveal.
I'll be there for you
Friends fan pops the question on the sitcom's set
19/09/2017 … Where could be a more romantic place to get engaged than on a replica of the set from Friends? Certainly nowhere else for Adam Fishlock, who proposed…
French and Saunders plan a new TV special
First new sketches in a decade
19/09/2017 … French and Saunders are to record their first TV material as a double act in ten years.