© Netflix Netflix sets a date for Chris Rock's live stand-up special
Comedian to achieve a first in March
26/12/2022 … Chris Rock’s live Netflix special will air on March 4, the streaming service has announced.
Mon 26 December 2022
© Netflix 
© BBC Radio 4's become 'too glum'
Controller pilots new comedy shows to counter the misery
26/12/2022 … Radio 4 is ramping up its comedy ambitions after a year of misery.
Sun 25 December 2022
© BBC/Monumental Ghosts 2022 Christmas special
Review of the charming ensemble comedy
25/12/2022 … Not every supernatural Christmas story has to be a spine-chiller.
Sat 24 December 2022
Christmas Carole
Suranne Jones stars in yet another Dickens adaptation
24/12/2022 … Of the many, many, many versions of Charles Dickens’s classic tale produced each year, Sky’s retelling adds an intriguing twist or two – but can’t…
© BBC / Alan Peebles Six new Mrs Brown's Boys episodes for 2023
Brendan O’Carroll planning a mini-series plus two Christmas specials
24/12/2022 … Mrs Brown's Boys will be returning for six episodes in 2023, creator Brendan O’Carroll has revealed.
The Ghost Of Christmas Presents
24/12/2022 … What’s Christmas without a few bad puns? But for comedy outfit Victorious Sponge, the wordplay isn’t confined to the crackers, and has instead spread…
Fri 23 December 2022
© BBC/Merman Motherland: Last Christmas
Review of the comedy's festive special
23/12/2022 … If spending Christmas with the family fills you with stress, Motherland’s seasonal special – rightly promoted to BBC One from its normal BBC Two home…
© Sebastian Bautista/Pexels I knew she was a ghost...
23/12/2022 … Quote of the week Tweets and other posts of the week J.