Laugh away the lockdown blues with Tim Vine

The Sun is here to keep you chuckling in confinement with help from comic Tim Vine.

Tim, 53, said: "In these days of lockdown, laughter is one of the greatest ways to find enjoyment. Keep laughing, everyone. It will get us through this in the end."

Has left-footed Paul Merton got pre-show blues for you?

With the musical Hairspray preparing to open at the London Coliseum, cast members assembled last week to offer industry folk a sneak peek of what's to come. Among them was Paul Merton, the comedian making his musical theatre debut in the show.

12 Days of Christmas Specials 7: The Thin Blue Line

I think that The Thin Blue Line has become somewhat forgotten in recent years, and that's just not right. It really is a classic sitcom, so why not remind yourself by enjoying this Christmas Special. And a word to Gold - please repeat this show!

'Allo 'Allo! celebrated with blue plaque in Thetford

Cast members of 'Allo 'Allo! have been reunited at the unveiling of a blue plaque to remember the sitcom.

The series, which made light of the Nazi occupation of France during World War Two, ran on BBC One from 1982 to 1992.

The British Comedy Society (BCS) unveiled the plaque at Lynford Hall, Mundford, near Thetford, Norfolk.

Sitcom stars say 'Allo 'Allo! to blue plaque

It was one of the biggest television series of the 1980s - at one point getting around 14 million viewers every week.

But did you know much of the wartime comedy 'Allo 'Allo! was filmed near Thetford in Norfolk?

Blue plaque unveiled in honour of sitcom

Today a blue plaque will be unveiled at Lynford Hall, Mundford, near Thetford, in celebration of the programme's 35th anniversary.

The event will see the surviving cast reunite for the first time at the hall, which was used to film a number of the outside shots of the cafe and Nouvion town square.

Blues Brothers in arms: Black Blues Brothers interview

They grew up in village on the coast of Kenya, travelled together to Nairobi to learn their art, and have since performed for the Pope. Evan Beswick talks to The Black Blues Brothers, a group of acrobats tumbling into Edinburgh for the first time.

+3 interview: The Black Blues Brothers

"We did lots of big shows... but maybe one of the most important was the performance we did in front of Pope Francis in the Vatican."

Blue plaque to celebrate 'Allo 'Allo!

A blue plaque is to be unveiled to remember the BBC's World War Two-set sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! at an event which will see many of the cast reunited.