Fast Show's Arabella joins an orchestra - for charity
18/01/2018 … Fast Show comedian Arabella Weir is learning to play the marimba – a musical instrument similar to a xylophone – so she can join a symphony orchestra.
... as he tries to wangle a royal wedding invitation
18/01/2018 … Quad biking with Russell Crowe … It sounds like one of Alan Partridge’s more desperate ideas, but it’s actually how Jimmy Carr came to break…
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian Fan reassembles Inside No 9 with the right timeline
18/01/2018 … Inside No 9 pulled off the impressive feat of running its latest episode, Once Removed, in reverse chronology – with each act taking place before the one that…
Police release footage of Hannibal Buress's arrest
17/01/2018 … Put a camera on a comedian and they'll start cracking jokes – even if they are being arrested.
Ardal O'Hanlon reveals he wore a hairpiece on Father Ted
15/01/2018 … As Father Dougal McGuire, Ardal O'Hanlon wasn't exactly discreet about the wig sported by washed-up TV star Henry Sellers when he visited Craggy Island.
Jack Whitehall practical joke wasn't original
13/01/2018 … The practical joke played on Jack Whitehall at the NBA match in London on Thursday night wasn't as original as it seemed.
Comic turns up to do a gig – 350 miles away from where she should have been
12/01/2018 … A comedian had to cancel her show on Thursday after turning up to a venue 230 miles from where she should have been.
12/01/2018 … Quote of the week 'In order to be a great comedian, you have to be low status.
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