Citizen Khan wins big at 2014 RTS North West Awards

Citizen Khan has scooped two awards at the 2014 RTS North West Awards, winning "Best Comedy Programme" and "Best Performance In A Comedy" for Adil Ray.

Jon Hamm's Black Mirror holiday special gets US airdate

The Black Mirror holiday special will be aired in the US on Christmas Day.

On my radar: Harry Hill's cultural highlights

The comedian on Tim Pigott-Smith as Prince Charles, Revolutionary Road, the rock band Eels and the magic of Gogglebox.

Kayvan Novak in Julian Assange-inspired comedy

Fonejacker star Kayvan Novak is starring in a new comedy inspired by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's stay in the Ecuadorian embassy. The BBC Four show, called Asylum, is described as "a satirical comedy about a government whistle-blower and a millionaire internet entrepreneur trapped together in a London embassy".

Radio Times review

Hal Cruttenden is unashamedly middle-class, which makes his humour a perfect match for Radio 4. There's even a telling reference to this in his new sitcom about a stay-at-home dad, where he advises his children that while being middle-class is definitely "the best", they should not tell their school chums because it will make them sound vulgar.

It's tough to make an impact in the first episode of a new sitcom, but I laughed out loud, several times, and the supporting cast, including Ed Byrne and Ronni Ancona, is top-notch.

Stand up and be counted

How hard is it to be a comedian? Lucy Cavendish takes a deep breath and steps up to the mic.

Peter Cook to be honoured by Torquay

A Torquay-born comedian who was a pioneer of British satire in the 1960s is to have a blue plaque dedicated to his memory in the town tomorrow.

An Evening with Noel Fielding review

From the moment he walked on stage in a glittering 70s glam rock-style cape with an armless and legless mannequin that he introduced to us as Lionel Messi, you knew what sort of night you were going to have in the company of the inimitable Noel Fielding.

Hackney comedy night in ex-public toilet

A night of comedy and music hosted by charity Water Aid to highlight the lack of sanitary toilet facilities available to 2.5 billion people around the world is taking place in a public toilet in Hackney.

Miriam Margolyes gets Trollied

Outspoken actress Miriam Margolyes is rarely short of conversation, as Keeley Bolger finds out when she meets the sparkling actress to chat about her new role in Trollied, scrapping with Arnold Schwarzenegger and why she'll never use Twitter.

Tony Law & Mary Beard: How we met

I do hate all the abuse I've received online, but it has been more than made up for by this kind, good-spirited, funny person.

Kevin Bridges on the price of success

"I'll maybe take a bit of time away and travel. I think it's important not to get obsessed with becoming ... You see some guys maybe becoming like a brand, but they need to be on the next thing and the next, and they're on adverts. You're like, 'That guy can't be happy.'

Jason Byrne: You Name The Show review

There was a clear definition between material and crowd-work but it ended up that the majority of the show was unique to us, which was by no means a bad thing.

Review - Al Murray: One Man, One Guvnor

Refreshing, ingenious and downright silly, Al Murray's the Pub Landlord may have been in business for over two decades but he's as quick witted as ever. A refreshing evolution of the character in a show that's fresh, funny and fighting fit.

John S. Baird to direct Laurel And Hardy biopic

The Scottish film director best known for adapting Irvine Welsh's novel Filth for the big screen has chosen to tell the story of Laurel and Hardy for his next project.