Frankie Boyle set for topical BBC show
'He's a strong and passionate voice'
26/04/2017 … Frankie Boyle is to return to the BBC with a topical comedy show.
Wed 26 April 2017
© Sam Saunders/CC BY-SA 2.0 Venue to ditch slave trader's name
All change at Bristol's Colston Hall
26/04/2017 … A major venue for comedy tours is to change its name to sever associations with the slave trade.
Who's on at the Ealing Comedy Festival?
26/04/2017 … The Ealing Comedy Festival has announced its 2017 line-up, with Dara O Brian and Julian Clary among the headliners.
How Nick Frost broke his thumb wresting with Simon Pegg
26/04/2017 … Nick Frost has revealed that he once broke his thumb grappling with Simon Pegg when the pair were flatmates.
BBC apologises for Tommy Tiernan gag
26/04/2017 … The BBC has apologised for a joke Tommy Tiernan made about Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster.
© Sky Sports A couple of comedy heavyweights
Rom and Rob meet champ Anthony Joshua
26/04/2017 … A literal punching up now.
Mindhorn: The first preview clip
With Julian Barratt and Kenneth Branagh
26/04/2017 … Here's the first preview clip of Mindhorn, starring Julian Barratt as a washed-up actor who was once famous for an Eighties detective show.
© BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions Forever doesn't last long
Radio station inspired by Peter Kay's Car Share forced off air
26/04/2017 … Forever FM has been forced off air just days after it launched.