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The British Comedy Quiz
Wednesday 23rd May 2018
We're launching an interactive quiz. 10 questions about British comedy to tackle each Wednesday. Here's our first one. Fancy having a go?
Peter Kay and Sian Gibson interview
Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Peter Kay and Sian Gibson talk about the final episode of Car Share. Is this really the last time we'll see John and Kayleigh?
Bob Monkhouse remembered
Sunday 20th May 2018
Bob Sinfield, who scripted many of Bob Monkhouse's radio and TV shows, remembers a kind and surprisingly modest man with a genuine love of jokes.
Alex Horne interview
Saturday 19th May 2018
Alex Horne talks about presenting a two hour special of music and comedy from the London Palladium for channel Dave. Plus, he gives us some trivia about his band mates.
Trying (and failing) to raise your online profile
Friday 18th May 2018
Comedy writer Alex Lynch talks about the frustrations of trying to create content on social media that might go viral.
Win 'The Windsors' wedding special on DVD
Thursday 17th May 2018
The wedding special of The Windsors picked up some great reviews. You can now own it on DVD, and we have three copies to give away.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Simon Evans
Thursday 17th May 2018
Sharp of suit and mind, Simon Evans gives us his big gig memories and on-tour clobber-care advice.
Mock The Week Series 17 guest stars
Wednesday 16th May 2018
Mock The Week will return for its seventeenth series on BBC Two from Thursday 7th June. A number of comedians will be making their debut on the show this series.
The Catch-22 of starting out in stand-up comedy
Tuesday 15th May 2018
An article about how there is a bit of a catch-22 situation involved when it comes to trying to start out as a stand-up comedian.
Want to judge the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2018?
Monday 14th May 2018
The Edinburgh Comedy Awards is looking for three comedy fans to join the judging panel. The selected panellists will see more than 100 shows, and help decide who wins the major awards.
Kathryn Drysdale - The Windsors interview
Saturday 12th May 2018
Kathryn Drysdale talks about playing Meghan Markle in the special wedding episode of Channel 4 comedy The Windsors...
Ian Brown & James Hendrie interview
Saturday 12th May 2018
We chat to top sitcom writers Ian Brown and James Hendrie about their comedy careers, and their return to the fictional Yorkshire coastal town of Flamford for a second series of their Radio 4 show The Break.
Jon Richardson interview
Friday 11th May 2018
Jon Richardson is back on TV with a new show. He explains the format in this interview, plus chats about married life, trying to achieve a good work-life balance, and separating out politics from his stand-up.
Ealing Comedy Festival announces top line-up for 25th year
Thursday 10th May 2018
Josh Widdicombe, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi and Reginald D Hunter are amongst the acts who will take part in Ealing Comedy Festival 2018.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Tina T'urner Tea Lady
Thursday 10th May 2018
Tina T'urner Tea Lady brings sauce and saucers to the Musical Comedy Awards 10 year birthday bash this Saturday. Simply the best beverage-based soul crooner, ever?
Tiernan Douieb's Partly Political Broadcast highlights
Wednesday 9th May 2018
Tiernan Douieb talks about his favourite moments from his Partly Political Broadcast show, as the comedic politics-based podcast reaches the 100 episodes mark.
Danny Baker interview
Tuesday 8th May 2018
Which two legendary bands did Danny Baker discover? What's up with Cradle To Grave? Why did ITV ditch his non-league football show? And whatever happened to the Turmoil scrapbooks? We ask him.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Natalie Haynes
Thursday 3rd May 2018
A classic edition, as Natalie Haynes takes us to Bronze Age Greece, Ancient Rome, and 1990s Cambridge.
10 years of The Inbetweeners
Tuesday 1st May 2018
A look back on The Inbetweeners, 10 years on. The show started out on E4 with very modest audiences, but it soon grew into one of the biggest sitcom hits of the decade, and then spawned two of the most successful British comedy movies of all time too.