© Lia Toby/Getty Images for Bafta Baftas for Lisa McGee and Adam Kay
24/04/2023 … Lisa McGee has won a Bafta for writing Derry Girls.
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Mon 24 April 2023
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Comic 'braced for emotional torture' after Rebekah Vardy trademarks his joke
Dan Atkinson stunned that footballer's wife can cash in on his Wagatha Christie gag
24/04/2023 … Dan Atkinson – the comedian who coined the phrase ‘Wagatha Christie’ – has admitted he was ‘dumbfounded’ to learn that footballer’s…
Jennifer Saunders to make her panto debut
Playing Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the London Palladium
24/04/2023 … Jennifer Saunders is to make her pantomime debut, playing Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the London Palladium.
Sun 23 April 2023
Richard Pryor’s first albums to be rereleased on vinyl
Recordings capture his 'evolution from nightclub comedian to the voice of his generation'
23/04/2023 … Richard Pryor’s first two albums are to be re-released as newly remastered vinyl LPs.
© BBC/James Stack Inside No 9 returns with Mother's Ruin
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
23/04/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Sunday April 23 THE REAL McCOY: The fifth series of the groundbreaking 1990s sketch…
Where there's Mach there's class...
23/04/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Sat 22 April 2023
Barry Humphries dies at 89
Dame Edna creator had been in hospital after hip surgery complications
22/04/2023 … Barry Humphries has died at the age of 89 after being hospitalised earlier this week due to complications from hip surgery.
Gillian Cosgriff wins Melbourne's top prize
Comedy festival wraps up after 7,000+ performances
22/04/2023 … Musical comedian Gillian Cosgriff has won the top award for most outstanding show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.