Michael Palin never got to sit on himself
The train given his name, that is
11/04/2017 … Michael Palin has spoken of his pride of having a train on the Lowestoft line named after him as a 'Hero of Anglia' – despite hailing from Sheffield.
Tue 11 April 2017
Did SNL clone this clown sketch?
Viewers spot similarities with a Tig Notaro film
11/04/2017 … Viewers have called out Saturday Night Live for airing a sketch that bears close similarities to a Tog Notaro short film.
Rupert Grint's Sky Atlantic comedy Sick Note gets a second series
11/04/2017 … Sky Atlantic has ordered a second series of the Rupert Grint comedy Sick Note before the first has even aired.
Video: David O Doherty at the Melbourne Comedy Festival
Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow
11/04/2017 … Here's David O Doherty's TV set from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Who's the comedian at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner?
Hasan Minhaj is a relatively unknown choice
11/04/2017 … Daily Show comedian Hasan Minhaj has been named as the comedian performing at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Matilda The Musical announces UK tour
11/04/2017 … Tim Minchin’s Matilda The Musical will embark on a tour of Britain and Ireland from next year.
Amazon's new show, set on the 1950s stand-up circuit
Two series of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ordered
11/04/2017 … Amazon has ordered a new comedy series based around a fictional female stand-up pioneer.
© YouTube/Giants Comedy Will Hislop takes Musical Comedy crown
11/04/2017 … Will Hislop has won this year’s Musical Comedy Award.