Jimmy Carr says comedy should be taught in schools as a vital communication skill. He said it is a more valuable skill than learning a musical instrument, explaining: ‘You will write down and order ...

Three new comedy shorts are coming to BBC One Wales and iPlayer. Dawn French and Richard Ayoade feature in one animated short in the series, which otherwise aims to showcase Welsh talent. The films – ...

The Ghosts film The Possession Of Button House has opened at No1 at the UK box office. The sitcom spin-off grossed £2.4million in its opening weekend, from 642 sites. That means it took an average of ...

Saturday Night Live UK have scored a major viral hit with their Nollywood version of Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo. Using the chunky production values of the 1990s African film industry, Nigerian ...

Both Charlie Perkins and Steve Handley have decided to leave the broadcaster, which is facing a brutal round of staff cuts. Chief executive Priya Dogra last month announced the loss of 340 jobs – ...

Jack Dee, Seann Walsh and Sara Morgan have launched a new podcast based on solving listeners’ problems. Another Day Ruined – which was piloted as a live show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe – has been ...

Kevin Bridges is reportedly developing a comedy drama for Netflix. The British Comedy Guide reports that the stand-up has written a pilot for a show called Somewhere On The Outskirts, which was filmed ...

Thirty years on, and The Fast Show isn’t short of fans. This reunion tour which started last year is running into next, and catchphrases – the word ‘arse’, specifically – are yelled before the cast ...

Alex Horne has revealed a new wish list of comedians he’d like to be on Taskmaster. Speaking on Radio X this morning, the show’s creator said there are ‘plenty of people’ he still wants to join him ...

WALSALL: Barry From Watford, the 92-year-old alter-ego Alex Lowe originally created as a spoof to call into local radio phone-ins before becoming a regular on Steve Wright's Radio 2 show, begins his ...

MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE: GONE FISHING: Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse return for a new series, starting on the River Ribble in Lancashire for one last fishing trip with their canine pal Ted. Read an ...

But while the lyrics of Modern Music mimic that of a certain brand of braggadocious female pop star, cast member Annabelle Marlow had a slightly more realistic take on the track's ...