1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (708+ words) Broadcasters, however, were still so locked into the belief that their schedules needed to have a double act that, in spite of the diminishing returns, they kept on searching for successors. Gareth Hale and Norman Pace were the rather grey…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (195+ words) Thursday 10th September 2026, 7:11pm Nick Mohammed has been named as the host of The Traitors - Acts Of Betrayal, the West End stage play based on the hit TV series. The comic was a runner-up in The Celebrity Traitors earlier this year. Written…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (516+ words) ExclusiveThursday 10th September 2026, 5:51pm by Jay Richardson Joe Wilkinson and David Earl have written a book about Wilkinson's socially awkward tendency to quip, British Comedy Guide can exclusively reveal. The Big Book of Brilliant Quips: The Daft and Hilarious Guide to Quipping…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (512+ words) Highly surreal radio adventures that helped take British comedy into a new age. Starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. Also features Michael Bentine. I've always liked old comedy. And then, on a Saturday in 1988, quite by chance, I…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (337+ words) Few television traditions are more reliably British than the doomed money-making scheme. For decades, sitcoms have revolved around characters convinced they are one lucky break away from success, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Modern digital culture has simply updated…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (227+ words) Monday 7th September 2026, 11:54am Freddie Meredith has joined the cast of Saturday Night Live UK for Series 2. The comic actor, who has previously appeared in sitcoms including Such Brave Girls, will join the 11 returning members of the inaugural cast when the live…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (168+ words) By the time of the third series in 1978, The Muppet Show had a global weekly audience of around 235 million people. It was literally the most popular TV programme in the world. Something had to give. There were, after all, only…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (197+ words) TV format in which Greg Davies and Alex Horne set a group of comedians various outlandish challenges. Also features Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe, Tim Key and more. It's becoming increasingly hard to remember the last time…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (285+ words) Wednesday 2nd September 2026, 7:30pm BBC One has announced a Ludwig Christmas special, with a cast list including Sir David Suchet. The producers say: "With Series 2 of the International Emmy Award-winning detective series Ludwig currently airing to great success on BBC iPlayer and…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (484+ words) I always try to save myself one "pudding" show for the last night out on the Fringe. A sure thing, an act who can do the business and I know will work my funny bones relentlessly. Marc Jennings was my…...