2018 Punching Up
Fri 28 December 2018
He's not the king of rock and roll, he's a very naughty boy...
How Elvis was a Mondy Python fan
28/12/2018 … Eric Idle has been reminiscing about Monty Python's biggest fan – Elvis Presley.
Fri 21 December 2018
Has anyone lost their newspaper?
21/12/2018 … Tweets of the week Dog biscuits arrived with my online shopping because KitKats weren't available.
Wed 19 December 2018
How Dave Allen could have been in The League Of Gentlemen
...but his agent never passed on the offer
19/12/2018 … Dave Allen could have appeared in The League of Gentlemen – had it not been for his agent.
Has Alan Carr signed up to Strictly?
19/12/2018 … Alan Carr says he is up for taking part in Strictly Come Dancing.
Sun 16 December 2018
Saturday Night Live mimics Hannah Gadsby
16/12/2018 … It's the biggest acknowledgement yet that Hannah Gadsby has arrived in American showbusiness – she's been impersonated on Saturday Night Live,Aidy Bryant mimicked…
Fri 14 December 2018
What's the opposite of a mermaid?
14/12/2018 … Quote and tweets of the week… Quote of the week ‘I’d prefer fewer laughs and more adherence to the rules,’ Jon Richardson on Would I Lie To You? Tweets…
Thu 13 December 2018
© Stuart Hogben 'It was annoying to read that I'd died...'
Bill Bailey recalls a major BBC slip-up
13/12/2018 … Bill Bailey has been recalling the surreal moment when he read of his own death on the BBC website.