BBC Radio 4 has announced that it will broadcast a special day of comedy on 7 January. The aim is to brighten the bleak post-Xmas period with a number of new shows and twists on traditional old shows... more
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Having been spoilt for choice when it came to picking TV highlights the live highlights felt thinner on the ground this year. The Edinburgh Fringe featured a lot of very good shows but few really... more
It’s been a bad year in all sorts of ways, but not in terms of TV comedy. I sat down today to come up with a top ten of the year and had difficulty narrowing it down to ten. Of course there were... more
The winners have been announced of this year's UK Comedy Awards. These are the only awards for comedians voted for by comedians.The awards, also known as the Comics Comic Awards, were... more
Conservative MP Nicky Morgan was replaced by a handbag on Friday's episode of Have I Got News For You.This was the programme's response to the former Education Secretary pulling out of the show. The... more
In advance of the new series starting on January 13, BBC One has announced that Not Going Out will return to the channel in 2017 for a further two series.Not Going Out is now the longest running... more
The line-up has been announced for the new show fronted by comedian Chris Ramsey.Eight-part series The Chris Ramsey Show will be a mix of celebrity chat and game show and will launch on Comedy... more
Dave has ordered a second and third series of the hit UKTV Original gaming panel show Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit, extending its run to ten episodes per series. Host Dara O Briain will be... more
The BAFTA and RTS winning series Chewing Gum returns to E4 in January 2017.The comedy is created by and starring Michaela Coel. At the end of the first series, we saw Tracey (Coel) and Connor... more
The winner of this year's Gold TV Christmas Crackers competition to find the best modern Christmas Cracker joke has been announced.This is the fourth year of the competition. Jokes were submitted via... more
