A spoof clip inspired by recent home-based interviewees who have been interrupted by family members mid-sentence on air has gone viral and fooled many into thinking it is genuine.In the clip Ivor... more
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Comedian Michael spiver, who has become an online sensation thanks to his satirical Room Next Door clips, is to publish a book.Canongate is to publishThe Secret Political Adviser.The book imagines... more
The Comedy Women in Print Prize (CWIP) has unveiled the longlists for the second year of the UK and Ireland’s only prize to shine a light on work by funny women. With crime fiction,... more
Off Menu, the foodie fantasy podcast hosted by comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster, has won an online poll in a tightly fought contest.In a vote carried out on Twitter and Facebook by the Comedy... more
Comedian, Dave’s Joke of the Fringe winner, author and illustrator, Olaf Falafel has started a weekly 30-minute Art Club to entertain kids during lockdown.Like his... more
Katherine Ryan’s new podcast has gone straight to the top of the iTunes comedy podcast chart. In Telling Everybody Everything, the star stand-up discusses all manner of subjects from Tiger... more
The BBC is to broadcast a new documentary about comic legend Peter Sellers, entitled Peter Sellers: A State Of Comic Ecstasy.In this new single film about one of the greatest comedians of all... more
Catherine Tate is to bring back her badly-behaved schoolgirl role - now struggling with home education - with David Tennant as her teacher for BBC One's Big Night In.Tate, 51, played "Am... more
Peter Kay is to recreate his iconic Comic Relief music video for his version of Tony Christie’s smash hit, “(Is This The Way To) Amarillo”. And you can be in it.All in aid of the BBC’s Big Night In,... more
The nation’s favourite TV vicar, Geraldine Kennedy (née Granger), is back with a special Vicar of Dibley sketch for The Big Night In.All over the country, people are self-isolating. Until recently... more
