Vic and Bob on their new stage show
‘We can't remember what we're supposed to do.'
13/01/2016 … Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer have toyed with the idea of taking House Of Fools on tour.
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Wed 13 January 2016
Comedian arrested for mocking guru
Devotees say their ‘religious sentiments’ were hurt
13/01/2016 … An Indian comedian has been arrested after mocking a spiritual guru on TV.
Tue 12 January 2016
Now it's Dr Jo Brand
12/01/2016 … JO BRAND has today picked up her honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University.
The Big Bang Query
Neil Delamere to host new comedy-science quiz
12/01/2016 … Irish comedian Neil Delamere is to host a new comedy-science panel show.
Edinburgh Fringe gets a new chief executive
Shona McCarthy takes over in March
12/01/2016 … Shona McCarthy has been appointed chief executive of the Edinburgh Fringe.
This research into sarcasm is really important
Older people don't get the joke
12/01/2016 … Older people are not as good at getting sarcastic jokes, because they take the statements too literally.
Elly's on the telly
DeGeneres's talk show finds a UK home
12/01/2016 … Ellen DeGeneres’s US talk show is coming to the UK.
2.9m see Tracey Ullman's return
But sketch show divides critics
12/01/2016 … Tracey Ullman's return to British TV proved a ratings success last night.