Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
© BBC Mister Winner writer Matt Morgan on his new BBC sitcom
20/03/2020 … Why did you want to write this show? I wanted to do a family show that centred on physical comedy.
Spencer Jones on Mister Winner, and his own slapstick life
20/03/2020 … Spencer Jones returns to TV next week as the hapless Leslie Winner in the sitcom Mister Winner, following a successful pilot in 2017.
Including Bob Mortimer, Rhod Gilbert, Jessica Fostekew and more...
19/03/2020 … Jessica Fostekew was a double winner at this year’s Chortle Awards, with other accolades going to the likes of Bob Mortimer, Rhod Gilbert and Kiri…
Try our St Patrick's Day comedy trivia quiz
17/03/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
...and support the comics making it
17/03/2020 … Although the world's on lockdown – and live comedy on an indefinite hiatus – no one need be without stand-up.
Mel and Sue on their new Sky comedy, Hitmen
17/03/2020 … In Sky’s new comedy, Hitmen, Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc play misfits Fran and Jamie who accidentally stumbled into a career in contract killing.
Our round-up of the major cancellations
12/03/2020 … Given the government's advice that everyone should avoid social contact, such as going to pubs and theatres, the assumption now is that all comedy…
10/03/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
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