Schoolkids take on Alan Partridge and Frank Skinner
Pupils' comedy show up for top radio award
31/03/2023 … A sketch show written by schoolchildren is up against the likes of Alan Partridge and Frank Skinner in the UK’s leading radio awards.
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© BBC Studios BBC vows 100 hours of new TV comedy next year
But licence fee squeeze makes conditions tougher
30/03/2023 … The BBC has pledged to make 100 hours of new TV comedy next year, despite the squeeze on the licence fee.
Geoff Norcott writes a book on the British bloke
Everything ‘from banter to man-flu' explained
30/03/2023 … Geoff Norcott has written a new book, The British Bloke Decoded.
Count Arthur Strong announces his 'farewell' tour
...amid a flurry of comedians hitting the road
30/03/2023 … Count Arthur Strong has announced his farewell tour… but don’t expect the old variety hall star to be going anywhere soon.
© Netflix 'It's really hard for comedians now'
Jennifer Aniston joins the fray on sensitivities in comedy
30/03/2023 … Jennifer Aniston has added her voice to those who say changing sensibilities is making comedy harder.
Wed 29 March 2023
Meet the Chortle Student Comedy Award wildcards
...and People's Choice winner Casey Patmore
29/03/2023 … Casey Patmore has won the People’s Choice place in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award.
Tributes paid to Paul O'Grady
Star who went from Lily Savage to a TV mainstay dies at 67
29/03/2023 … Tributes have paid to Paul O’Grady, the comedian turned TV presenter, after he died at the age of 67.
© BBC Unreasonably talented...
Lenny Rush cleans up at Royal Television Society awards
29/03/2023 … Am I Being Unreasonable? led the winners at the Royal Television Society awards last night, with Lenny Rush alone winning two gongs.