On which fictional TV station would the weather reports be Scorchio?
28/11/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
2023 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Tue 28 November 2023
Mon 27 November 2023
© Matt Crockett Have I Got News For You Quiz Of 2023
27/11/2023 … Here's our second exclusive extract from the Have I Got News For You Quiz Of 2023 book.
Fri 24 November 2023
© Wycombe Abbey archive and Matt Crocket How comedy musical fans gave an unsung war heroine the recognition she deserved
Now a plaque is to be unveiled to MI5's Hester Leggatt
24/11/2023 … An unsung heroine of the Second World War is finally getting a public acknowledgement of her secret work – thanks to the fans of the West End musical comedy…
Wed 22 November 2023
© Matt Crockett Try a Have I Got News For You missing word round
Exclusive extract from the topical comedy show's new book
22/11/2023 … The team behind Have I Got News For You have released their Quiz Of 2023 book.
© Josh McLure 'The Muppet Christmas Carol is enough to melt my humbug heart...'
Potted Panto's stars pick their Perfect Playlist of festive comedy favourites
22/11/2023 … Potted Panto – a family comedy show which covers seven classic pantomimes in 80 minutes – opens at the Wilton’s Music Hall in London next…
Tue 21 November 2023
Who voiced Captain Caveman?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz - all about prehistoric comedy
21/11/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Channel 4 'I spend very, very little time watching comedy'
Hugh Dennis on his dramatic role in C4's The Couple Next Door
21/11/2023 … Hugh Dennis is playing it straight with the new Channel 4 psychological drama The Couple Next Door, in which he plays a creepy voyeur, Alan.
Fri 17 November 2023
© BBC/Various Artists Limited 'I told my sister I’d been sectioned... then we both burst out laughing'
Kat Sadler on the origins of her new BBC comedy Such Brave Girls
17/11/2023 … Dysfunctional family sitcom Such Brave Girls launches on BBC Three next week.