What was the proposed name of Big Bang Theory?
19/10/2021 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
2021 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Tue 19 October 2021
Mon 18 October 2021
© Phil McIntyre Television Who's in the running for the BBC New Comedy Award 2021?
Episode guide as new act hunt returns to TV
18/10/2021 … The BBC’s New Comedy Award hits screens tomorrow – the first time they have been on television since 2005, when Tom Allen took the crown.
Fri 15 October 2021
'I sometimes stray into political incorrectness, and I care not a jot'
Exclusive extract from Billy Connolly's memoirs
15/10/2021 … In this exclusive extract from Billy Connolly’s newly published memoirs, Windswept And Interesting, the comedian recalls a couple of his worst hecklers……
Thu 14 October 2021
© Big Talk/Four Eyes Christopher Walken made me an omelette... which I was not expecting
Stephen Merchant on his new comedy-drama The Outlaws
14/10/2021 … Not much good has come from Brexit and Donald Trump… but today’s divisive politics has at least inspired a new TV venture from Stephen Merchant.
Wed 13 October 2021
© Matt Crockett 'You’ve got to try to pursue the stuff that makes you feel most alive'
13/10/2021 … As Mark Watson tours his new stand-up show This Can’t Be It, he talks about striving to live his best life, keeping busy during lockdown – but…
Win Code 404 series 2 on DVD
Six copies of Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays comedy up for grabs
13/10/2021 … The second series of Sky’s crimefighting comedy Code 404 has just been released on DVD – and we have six copies to give away.
Tue 12 October 2021
Who played the dentist in Mr Bean?
12/10/2021 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Thu 07 October 2021
Great comedy poems
07/10/2021 … Ten classic comedy poems to mark National Poetry Day… 1.