© BBC TV's top putdowns
...And Mrs Merton leads the field
18/04/2017 … Mrs Merton’s quip: ‘What first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?’ has been named the top TV putdown of all time.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 18 April 2017
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Bathed in glory
18/04/2017 … Portsmouth-based comedian Sunjai Arif has won the 2017 new act competition at the Bath Comedy Festival.
Mon 17 April 2017
Murder In Successville: The movie
17/04/2017 … Murder In Successville is set to be made into a movie, star Tom Davis has revealed.
Sun 16 April 2017
Injured Jim Tavare drops out of UK tour
16/04/2017 … Mike Gunn is to replace Jim Tavare on a stand-up tour, as he recovers from a near-fatal car crash.
A comedy night at the museum
The best of the week's live comedy
16/04/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Return of the 'cheerful earful'
Hospital People and the rest of the week's TV and radio comedy
16/04/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Britain's got (stolen) talent?
Comic Adam Keeler 'rips off' Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue
16/04/2017 … A contestant on last night's Britain's Got Talent has been accused of ripping off comedy circuit favourites The Raymond And Mr Timpkins Revue.
Sat 15 April 2017
Richard Gadd is up for the Barry
Nominations are out at the Melbourne comedy festival
15/04/2017 … Richard Gadd has been nominated for the biggest award in Australian live comedy.