'Why don't people just accept that life is sad and cheer up? After all, it's not going to last for ever.'
Twelve memorable lines from Jeremy Hardy
01/02/2019 … As a regular on topical panel shows, Jeremy Hardy was a prolific writer.
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Fri 01 February 2019
Jeremy Hardy: Just some of his work
Some clips to remember the comic who died today at 57
01/02/2019 … After Jeremy Hardy dies at 57, here is a reminder of him at work: An early appearance on The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross in 1987: From Jack &…
Wed 30 January 2019
'I never bomb...but the audience sometimes do'
Adam Riches on his Unforgettable Five gigs
30/01/2019 … Interactive character comedian Adam Riches is about to perform two London runs and a UK tour of three different shows.
Tue 29 January 2019
Remembering Linda Smith
A dozen of her best jokes on what would have been her birthday
29/01/2019 … Linda Smith would have been 61 years old today, had she not died as a consequence of ovarian cancer at the age of 48.
© BBC What was the name of Frank Spencer’s mother-in-law?
29/01/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz, now in multiple choice format and- compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 28 January 2019
© BBC 'I’m not a national treasure. I’m a national disgrace': Jo Brand in her own words
Comedian's wit and wisdom from the Imagine documentary
28/01/2019 … Jo Brand is the subject of Alan Yentob’s arts documentary strand Imagine on BBC One tonight.
Fri 25 January 2019
© Steve Ullathorne Who's coming to the Leiciester Comedy Festival?
Watch highlights of the preview gala
25/01/2019 … The Leicester Comedy Festival kicked off its 2019 programming with a preview show earlier this month – and here are the highlights.
Tue 22 January 2019
What was the high school in The Breakfast Club?
22/01/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz, now in multiple choice format and compiled, as always, by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.