What was the name of Hannah Gadsby’s latest Fringe show?
10/09/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
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Tue 10 September 2024
Mon 09 September 2024
'One of the funniest things Netflix has ever made'
Rosalie Minnitt picks her Perfect Playlist of Comedy Favourites
09/09/2024 … Rosalie Minnitt performs the last run of her debut show, the Jane Austen spoof Clementine – originally a hit at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe – at London’s…
Sun 08 September 2024
© BBC 'My Waterloo Road storyline is going to surprise a lot of people'
Jason Manford on joining the BBC school drama
08/09/2024 … Jason Manford joins BBC One’s hit school drama Waterloo Road when it returns on Tuesday, playing new headteacher Steve Savage.
Wed 04 September 2024
The Comedy Wars
Kim Wells on alternative versus old-style comedy
04/09/2024 … Kim Wells, compere and promoter of Earth Exchange Cabaret, one of the earliest alternative comedy venues, documents a heated dispute between Tony Allen, one of the…
Tue 03 September 2024
What was Buster Keaton’s nickname?
03/09/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 02 September 2024
© BBC/Whisper TV/Mike Reilly Death? It's no big thing
Billy Connolly's frank words in new BBC documentary
02/09/2024 … He may have been diagnosed with cancer and Parkinson’s disease on the same day – but Billy Connolly says he never feels sorry for himself over his heath…
Fri 30 August 2024
This video game is one of the funniest sitcoms I’ve seen in years
30/08/2024 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the best comedy he's been watching in London - and experiencing via a video game - recently.
Tue 27 August 2024
How much do you know about the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe?
As the festival ends, try our weekly trivia quiz
27/08/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, with this week's questions all about the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe.