'We see so few authentic working-class representations in comedy'
Lucy Beaumont on her new Channel 4 show Hullraisers
05/04/2022 … Hullraisers – a new show about three young Humberside mums, Toni, Rana and Paula - starts on Channel 4 next week.
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Tue 05 April 2022
Sun 03 April 2022
© UKTV 'When you’ve written something yourself you forget what’s funny'
Sara Pascoe on the return of Comedians Giving Lectures
03/04/2022 … Sara Pascoe returns with a new series of Comedians Giving Lectures later this month, in which stand-ups take the titles of real lectures and Ted Talks and imagine…
Fri 01 April 2022
Watch all the 2022 Chortle Student semi-finalists
01/04/2022 … Here are clips from all the up-and-coming comics who have taken part in the semi-finals of this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award so far.
Thu 31 March 2022
Watch the 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival gala show
All the sets from the launch gig
31/03/2022 … The 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival has kicked off, marked with a gala show that aired on ABC last night.
Tue 29 March 2022
Who won an Oscar for A Fish Called Wanda?
Try a special awards edition of our Tuesday Trivia Quiz
29/03/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Wed 23 March 2022
Barbara Windsor told me all about shagging Sid James...
...and another Carry On star invited me up to her bedroom
23/03/2022 … In his book See You at the Premiere: Life At The Arse End Of Showbiz, Ross Smith charts his time working as a writer and researcher in the BBC radio light entertainment…
Tue 22 March 2022
In which state is Family Guy set?
Trivia quiz: Test your knowledge of animated comedy
22/03/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Wed 16 March 2022
© ITV Let's get ready to rumble!!
Meet the stars of ITV2's new wrestling comedy Deep Heat
16/03/2022 … Here are the first images and trailer from Deep Heat, ITV2’s new comedy set in the world of British professional wrestling.