Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Josh Widdicombe Q&A as he announces his new show
16/09/2024 … Josh Widdicombe has just announced a 57-date tour kicking off next autumn.
13/09/2024 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London and elsewhere in the last two weeks.
Chris McCausland on learning what he's let himself in for
13/09/2024 … Stand-up Chris McCausland becomes Strictly Come Dancing's first blind contestant when the show returns to BBC One this weekend.
John Hastings on his most memorable gigs
11/09/2024 … John Hastings is putting out eight full-length comedy specials for free on YouTube this year, with his 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show The Times They Are A John Hastings…
10/09/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Rosalie Minnitt picks her Perfect Playlist of Comedy Favourites
09/09/2024 … Rosalie Minnitt performs the last run of her debut show, the Jane Austen spoof Clementine – originally a hit at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe – at London’s…
© BBC Jason Manford on joining the BBC school drama
08/09/2024 … Jason Manford joins BBC One’s hit school drama Waterloo Road when it returns on Tuesday, playing new headteacher Steve Savage.
Kim Wells on alternative versus old-style comedy
04/09/2024 … Kim Wells, compere and promoter of Earth Exchange Cabaret, one of the earliest alternative comedy venues, documents a heated dispute between Tony Allen, one of the…
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