Paul Whitehouse tells Andrew Marr 'you have to tread very carefully' where modern-day comedy is concerned

"As we all know, there have been so many injustices in society that need to be addressed, and as I say, we've probably gone too far in our attempt to suppress those."

Michael Palin shares his hospital stories for book

Monty Python legend Michael Palin is sharing his lighter moments in hospital as part of a new book to raise money for NHS charities.

Speaking to the BBC's Andrew Marr, Palin said humour on hospital wards helps not only the patients - but also staff - get through the long days.

Well known for his travel documentaries, Palin said post lockdown we may have to 'travel less and travel better' and if that means exploring more of our own country - that isn't such a bad thing.

Eddie Izzard: Young people need to register to vote

Comedian and EU remain campaigner Eddie Izzard is embarking on a 31-city tour to persuade young people to vote in June's referendum.

Caitlin and Caroline Moran's sitcom about their unconventional childhood in Wolverhampton returns tonight.

Life in the Midlands might already be a tussle with brutality but what happens when your internet is cut off and you find yourself stuck in Wolverhampton unable to do Google Image searches for Benedict Cumberbatch both with and without his hats? Or, if your sexual tastes run that way, for "Andrew Marr on his moped"?

Their mother, Della, cancels the family's internet as it's too expensive so the frantic siblings are forced to use the grimy PCs at the local library where a romantic escapade awaits the irritating, hysterical Germaine.

Meanwhile, Della, still in her jumpsuit and glaring at the world like a mean cowboy surveying the dusty, deadbeat town he's just moseyed on into, goes on an expedition to the "poor woman's IKEA" ie, a local skip where the family might forage through the junk for something useful.

Stephen Fry among BBC stars doing £50,000 corporates

Gary Lineker, Graham Norton, Miranda Hart and Andrew Marr all quote up to £25k, raising questions as to whether the Beeb should pay its talent less.

Video: actress Tamsin Greig on 'posh' actors

Actress Tamsin Greig has said people who have money and contacts will have more opportunities in the performing arts than those who do not. Speaking to the BBC's Andrew Marr, she said: "It's about opportunity. People who have money and address books are going to have opportunities that a lot of people don't."

Andrew Marr: The Thick of It? It wasn't extreme enough.

The BBC satire featuring Peter Capaldi's notoriously foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker was actually a "slightly sanitised" version of what really went on in 10 Downing Street, says Marr.

Video - John Cleese: More Python dates if tickets sell

Following the announcement of the reunion of the legendary Monty Python team, John Cleese has suggested it may not be a one-off performance.

Talking to Andrew Marr, Cleese added the forthcoming arena show would include memorable Python moments and that further shows might be added, depending on ticket sales. Cleese added the team would be "having fun" while 'paying off Terry Jones' mortgage'.

Video: Nick Clegg watches auto-tune spoof apology

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg joined Andrew Marr in watching the musical spoof of his apology over tuition fees and explained how money raised from it will go to charity in his constituency of Sheffield.

The video has already become an online hit and re-edits the deputy prime minister's apology, made ahead of the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton, auto-tuning his words to fit a backing track.

Alan bounces back with an hour-long special, the first of two for Sky Atlantic. In a note-perfect parody of the sort of lightweight travelogue prersented by Griff Rhys Jones, complete with cheapo graphics and amateurish editing, Welcome To The Places Of My Life sees Partridge providing a social history of the Norwich that made him. The concept drags a touch over the extended running time but there are many wonderful moments, especially the revelation that Partridge likes to imagine the sheep in a nearby field as people who have wronged him: "Andrew Marr, the Dimbleby brothers, loads of builders."