I talk to: Lesley Manville & Lisa McGrillis

Mum, the new sitcom from Him & Her writer Stefan Golaszewski launched in May 2016 and quickly found a place in the nation's hearts so it's no surprise that it's back for a second series and will be back for a third.

How Lee and Herring subverted TV and bewildered the BBC

Picture the scene: it's a gentle Sunday lunchtime in the late 1990s. Some dreary politics show has just finished on BBC One. The smell of roast potatoes wafts through the house. Grandma's dozing in the armchair, a neighbour's out washing their car, and the wholesome warbling of Radio 4 hangs in the air. Ahhh, Sunday.

Then you turn over to BBC Two, where a grown man wearing fake breasts is squirting milk into the face of a Prince William effigy.

LOG and the science of how comedy can age well

Through comedies we learn to "grow up" and invest in the culture we're born into. And, more importantly, comedies are how we "grow out" of this parent culture and leave it behind - sitcoms end often within a decade of airing. So what does it mean when characters return from the past and start saying things we'd really rather they didn't? One particular sitcom to have faced this problem and handled it with pathos is The League Of Gentlemen.

Celia Imrie: I feel like a cat with nine lives

Celia Imrie calls herself 'The Happy Hoofer' - the same name she gave to her 2011 autobiography. On the face of it, the reasons seem clear. For many a year, she's brought joy through her TV comedy characters, most notably of course with her collaborations alongside the late Victoria Wood. Yet for Celia, her optimistic outlook runs much deeper. It's down to her ethos for a fulfilling life, one which strengthens with each passing day.

International Women's Day Oxfam comedy gig cancelled

An International Women's Day stand-up gig supporting the work of Oxfam has been cancelled in the light of the current allegations surround the charity.

Comedy Unleashed: new free speech comedy night review

There's always somebody who has to ruin it. Comedy Unleashed has been widely advertised as a new free-speech stand-up night, where comedians have the safe space to say what they want, without fear of falling foul of the politically correct police. Yet during the bonfire of taboos that is Scott Capurro's headlining set, one front-row punter was drawn to his feet to heckle.

In many ways, we are all Alan Partridge

We shudder as we see ourselves in the paradoxically self-loathing character.

Meet the Broadway-filled cast of The Party

The cast of The Party is filled with stars who you know and love from the stage and screen.

Bliss review

It's the perfect premise for farce, so it's a surprise that bigamy hasn't really been the subject of a TV comedy before.

Damned: this gentle comedy is a rare gem

Damned is a rare achievement: noble in his depiction of human weakness, soaringly ambitious while trapped in humdrum surroundings, and deeply empathic in prising laughs from desperate circumstances.

It's already time to divorce from Bliss - review

If David Cross had removed all the jokes from his new Sky One series Bliss, it would have made a very fine, uneasy drama about bigamy and the lies we tell ourselves. Unfortunately, he didn't. And as a comedy, it fails pretty spectacularly.

Early Man director Nick Park interview

Animation genius Nick Park tackles the origin of soccer and the Bronze Age in his eccentric new Early Man.

Is Elm Heath Council as funny as ever?

Comedy legend Jo Brand and Morwenna Banks have welcomed viewers back into the weird and unexpectedly funny world of Children's Services for more Damned.

Review:

Buffalo is a fantastic comedy venue in Cardiff, and it's their 4th birthday, so it's time to celebrate. I attend on behalf of Cardiff University's Quench Magazine.

Lesley Manville interview

Lesley Manville on her thrill at returning for a second series of BBC2's award-winning comedy Mum.