Armando Iannucci to give MacTaggart lecture

Armando Iannucci is to deliver the James MacTaggart Memorial lecture at this year's Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.

Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense, review

The absurdities of the upper classes are visited on theatre audiences again. The master is the nice-but-dim chinless wonder Bertie Wooster who parries with his indefatigable valet Jeeves. Writer PG Wodehouse was a masterful social critic and wordsmith but this world of deferential butlers, dotty aunts and upper-class twits and the gentle ribbing they take may seem to some a little hollow in a modern-day Britain that is lorded over by an Old Etonian ruling class.

Radio Times review

Radio 1 DJ Greg James is the poor rube dropped into the entertaining, immersive murder mystery. He's got to work out why Reese Witherspoon, owner of Successville's biggest chain of bars (see what they did there?), has been murdered. Playing junior to the gruff, unorthodox-verging-on-insane DI Sleet (deadpanned brilliantly by Tom Davis), he's criticised for being "a bit camp and weird".

But then he's got to contend with Prof Brian Cox as an awe-filled forensic scientist and Frances Barber giving a delicious turn as a rapacious Mary Berry, owner of strip club Soggy Bottoms. He can't help laughing incredulously at it all and neither will you.

Radio Times review

Life is going comparatively well for that literary curmudgeon, Ed Reardon. Elgar, his cat, is not dead. Laura, his alcoholically-enhanced latest lady friend, has not dumped him. And his new publisher Suzan (pronounced Suzanne) appears to be genuinely impressed by both his personality and his talents.

He's even earning some money for his writing, albeit from an estate agent's publication. Fear not though, Reardon fans. It doesn't last long. Ed's happiness turns out to be typically transitory and he ends this episode facing homelessness (again). His dejection is, as ever, our delight.

Rory Bremner on the new Tory cabinet

After the surprise of Thursday's election results, Rory Bremner will be trying to make sense of it all in a new show for BBC Two that he promises will involve fun, anger and polar bears.

Kevin Eldon on Danger Mouse reboot (Link expired)

Cult comedy icon Kevin Eldon has appeared in some of the greatest TV comedies of the last few decades, and is now gearing up to play Penfold in the TV comeback of classic kids' favourite Danger Mouse. He spoke to Jay Richardson about stage fright, getting into character, and his new silent "crap superhero" comedy on Sky with Johnny Vegas.

Sami Shah: Heard the one about the Pakistani standup?

Sami Shah jokes about being a Karachi-based funnyman in his entertaining act. But often playing on your cultural heritage can be a lazy way to get a quick laugh.

Comedy review: Gary Little

The big man shares some little white lies in this work in progress.

Ross Noble looks forward to his debut in The Producers

The Cramlington-born comic will take to the Sunderland Empire stage alongside Jason Manford in Mel Brooks' comedy classic.

Review: Reduced Shakespeare Company

Telling the history of comedy in about 90 minutes sounds like a laugh a minute. But actually, the Reduced Shakespeare Company promises even more jokes than that as they explore such diverse topics aw the Ancient Greeks, Charlie Chaplin and 'Allo 'Allo!

Review: The Producers, Sunderland Empire

When you're greeted by a giant pigeon on opening night, it'd be fair to assume this is not going to be your average show at the theatre.

Richard Herring to boycott this year's Fringe

For fans of comedy this is no laugher matter; comedian Richard Herring has announced he will boycott Edinburgh Fringe Festival because its over-crowded, over-priced and he resents paying £3,000 to live in "student" flat with stained chopping boards and no toilet brush.

W1A, Series 2, review

W1A is a remarkable programme because the cast and crew are effectively satirising themselves.

Review: Rory Bremner's Election Report

I'm very fond of Bremner as a performer. His knowledge of politics is something that is often lacking in other topical comedy shows.

TV review: Rory Bremner's Election Report, BBC2

The shock result, however, probably meant that he and his writers - who include familiar circuit comics Chris Coltrane and Andy Zaltzman - had to rip up some of their work done in advance and start virtually from scratch. Taking that into account some of this is pretty good.

Ricky Gervais finally secures funding for new film

Life on the Road will follow the salesman/wannabe rock star David Brent as he attempts to break into the music business with his band, Foregone Conclusion.

Pictures: Michael McIntyre drives his £150,000 Ferrari

He earned the title of the world's biggest selling comedian in 2012, and Michael McIntyre is still reaping the benefits of his lucrative job. The comedian was spotted driving his Ferrari worth £150,000 to a London dinner date with wife Kitty on Tuesday.

TV review: Murder In Successville

If and when BBC3 dwindles away to an online-only channel then the BBC absolutely must salvage this weird, manic, odd, hilarious thing and plant it firmly on BBC2.

Miranda, a review

To call the character Miranda (Miranda Hart) hapless is a cliched understatement. She is not only clumsy and inappropriate, but she walks that treacherous line between awkward and too social for her own good.