20 comedy castaways
The best of Desert Island Discs
29/01/2017 … As Desert Island Discs celebrates its 75th birthday on Radio 4 today, here are 20 comedy figures who have appeared on the show, including the luxury item and book…
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Sun 29 January 2017
Fri 27 January 2017
'Slagging a skanky gaff'
Suzi Ruffell's Unforgettable Five gigs
27/01/2017 … First gigMy first gig was in a room above a pub, there were about eight people there, if you count the dog and the bored-looking girl behind the bar.
Mon 23 January 2017
© BBC 16 things you probably never knew about The Young Ones
As revealed at the Slapstick festival
23/01/2017 … Young Ones stars Alexei Sayle, Nigel Planer and co-writer Lise Mayer appeared at the Slapstick festival of vintage comedy in Bristol yesterday, where they were honoured…
'Literally mind-blowing'
Alice Lowe chooses her horror favourites
23/01/2017 … Comedian and actor Alice Lowe, who has gone from Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace to the bleak comedy-horror movie Prevenge has curated a collection of her favourite…
Tue 17 January 2017
'I can only dream of doing stuff like this'
As Chris Gethard returns to Britain, he picks his Perfect Playlist
17/01/2017 … Thank you for allowing me to write about things I like! The first three are friends of mine who I think are doing some of the most consistent and delightful stuff…
Tue 03 January 2017
'The boldest satire the British public have ever been treated to'
Jolyon Rubinstein's Perfect Playlist
03/01/2017 … As his new show, Revolting, starts on BBC Two, Jolyon Rubinstein chooses his comedy favourites.
Mon 02 January 2017
© BBC/Avalon/Matt Frost How Everybody Loves Raymond inspired Not Going Out
02/01/2017 … Lee Mack has revealed that he’s taken inspiration for the new series of Not Going Out from an unexpected source: Everybody Loves Raymond.
Fri 30 December 2016
2017: The comedians to watch
30/12/2016 … To mark the new year, we asked several comedy club promoters around the country for their tips of comedians to watch in 2017 – the stand-ups they expect to…