Parrot Face tells BGT to squawk off
Veteran comic insulted by audition offer
04/05/2020 … He was a familiar face on British TV in the 1960s and 1970s – but that didn’t stop Britain’s Got Talent producers trying to lure Freddie ‘Parrot…
2020 Punching Up
Mon 04 May 2020
Oh no, Sarah Vine has my book!
Comedian Sofie Hagen's dismay as she finds herself on the Gove shelves
04/05/2020 … When she posted a photograph of her bookshelf on social media, Sarah Vine acknowledged it would be a ‘very special treat for my trolls’.
Sat 02 May 2020
Michael Palin: I set fire to my house
...and needed to be rescued by my 86-year-old neighbour
02/05/2020 … Michael Palin has revealed he accidentally set fire to his house – and had to be rescued but 86-year-old neighbour The Monty Python star told how…
Fri 01 May 2020
© Arno Mikkor/CC BY-SA 2.0 Congratulations, Boris!
Warning: some of the tweets of the week may be sarcastic
01/05/2020 … Tweets of the week Congratulations to Boris Johnson on the birth of his 7th or 19th baby — joe heenan (@joeheenan) April 29, 2020 I’d like…
Chris O’Dowd's dog Potato can sing The Office theme tune
01/05/2020 … Chris O’Dowd has a dog called Potato – who can sing the theme tune to the American version of The Office.
Thu 30 April 2020
Cheesy, flaky and not to everyone's taste....
Mrs Brown launches a range of Iceland frozen foods
30/04/2020 … It is surely the aim of every comedian to have their own range of frozen foods available from Iceland.
Wed 29 April 2020
© Fernando Pereira/Nationaal Archief/CC BY-SA 3.0 Snooker troupers!
My dad taught Abba to play snooker, says comic Rob Deering
29/04/2020 … It sounds like the sort of outlandish claim you might find on Would I Lie To You… But back in the 1970s, Rob Deering’s dad Barney taught Abba how…
Not me! Jennifer Saunders distances herself from PPE rant
Hoaxers spread fake news about Ab Fab creator
29/04/2020 … Jennifer Saunders has been the victim of internet hoaxers circulating a fake message about personal protective equipment (PPE).