Comic shortlisted for major playwriting prize
'It's a massive shock,' says Archie Maddocks
24/10/2017 … Stand-up Archie Maddocks has been shortlisted for the largest playwriting award in Europe.
Tue 24 October 2017
What was the name of the sitcom in Extras?
24/10/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Buy Eric Morecambe's car
(...but he did suffer a heart attack in it)
24/10/2017 … The car Eric Morecambe was driving when he suffered his first heart attack is set to fetch around £100,000 when it is auctioned off next month.
Goodbye Sean
Comedy world says goodbye to a stand-up with the soul of an artist
24/10/2017 … It would have been the comedy line-up of the year.
© BBC/Pete Dadds Jez for laughs
Tracey Ullman becomes Jeremy Corbyn for new BBC series
24/10/2017 … Here’s Tracey Ullman as you’ve never seen her before – as Jeremy Corbyn.
Eddie Izzard's new bid to join Labour's ruling body
‘I’ve tried to give a voice to those who don't have one'
24/10/2017 … Eddie Izzard is standing for election to Labour Party's national executive committee.
Mon 23 October 2017
QI plays 'Name That Skeleton'
23/10/2017 … The QI team play ‘Name That Skeleton’ on Friday’s show.