Meet the new Plebs cast member
Interview with Jonathan Pointing on joining the ITV2 comedy
28/03/2018 … Jon Pointing, who has something of a word-of-mouth hit at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, has joined the cast of ITV’s Ancient Roman comedy Plebs.
2018 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Wed 28 March 2018
Tue 27 March 2018
Who did Tim Minchin play in Jesus Christ Superstar?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz - with a special Easter flavour
27/03/2018 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 26 March 2018
© C4 My back fat got me stuck in a cement mixer
Alan Carr on his new show, I Don't Like Mondays
26/03/2018 … Tell us about I Don’t Like Mondays It’s a game show that not only promises you a year off work but it pays your wages for a year as well - not bad…
Mon 19 March 2018
Chortle Awards 2018: The results
Women dominate live categories, plus gongs for Inside No 9, Greg Davies, Joe Lycett and more
19/03/2018 … Inside No 9, Greg Davies, Robert Webb and Joe Lycett were among the big-name winners of the Chortle Awards tonight.
Thu 15 March 2018
'I was so out of my depth, the nerves were terrible'
Rhod Gilbert on his latest Work Experience challenge
15/03/2018 … Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience starts a new four-part series on BBC One Wales next week, with an episode in which he plays timpani with the BBC National Orchestra…
Wed 14 March 2018
Stephen Hawking, comedian
The physicist's greatest guest appearances
14/03/2018 … Professor Stephen Hawking, who died today aged 76, was a frequent guest star on comedy and sci-fi programmes, cementing his place as a cultural icon as much as one…
Tue 13 March 2018
Mon 12 March 2018
'We weren’t as sensitive about other people’s feelings back then...'
Idris Elba and Bill Bailey on their new 1980s-set Sky comedy In The Long Run
12/03/2018 … Idris Elba, creator and star How did In the Long Run come about? It came from a 20-minute short that I did for Sky called King For A Term.