Comedy.co.uk Features

Josh Pugh / Elaine Robertson / John Kearns / Pat Cahill - Bobby Carroll's Comedy Diary

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00 GMT

A new academic year starts. Bobby gets a home economics lesson from Josh Pugh, geography from Elaine Robertson, fine art from John Kearns. And what is that Pat Cahill doing around the back of the art block?

Nish Kumar and Phil Wang: how the new tours are shaping up - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:08 GMT

Two kings of millennial comedy battle it out: Kumar vs Wang. Our columnist Mark Muldoon referees.

Comedy Rewind: The Top Secret Life Of Edgar Briggs

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:00 GMT

Sir David Jason is best known as characters like Del Boy, Granville and Pa Larkin, but have you met his bumbling 1974 secret agent Edgar Briggs?

First Gig, Worst Gig: Robert White

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:34 GMT

He's doing a tour, several books and an acclaimed kids TV show: Robert White reveals what drove him on.

Critics and fans are watching different shows

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:48 GMT

Mrs. Brown's Boys has the worst reviews of any British sitcom we track but is also one of the most popular shows on this site. We compared 76 sitcoms to find out how often critics and audiences agree - and which show finally united them.

British Comedy Quiz #428

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:00 GMT

Peter Kay show titles, the length of 2point4 Children, comedy awards cash, the location of teachers, and other topics to tackle.

Random 8: Daniel Foxx

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00 GMT

How did Daniel Foxx kill a wolf and spark a side hustle? All will be revealed.

Comedy Chronicles: Terry-Thomas's bit of bother with the Beeb

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:00 GMT

Terry-Thomas is largely remembered for his suave womanising persona in a raft of cinema hits, but long before that he was instrumental in defining what comedy could be and do on television.

Why Graham is the chat show king

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:41 GMT

Body language expert Judi James explains what makes Graham Norton such a good interviewer.

British Comedy Quiz #427

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:00 GMT

Featured this time: a 2018 film about an animal, a 1965 movie about hats, and more.

Random 8: Nathan Charles

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:21 GMT

What do an ex-Portsmouth striker and an ex-con penguin have in common? Nathan Charles has been obsessed with both of them.

Comedy Rewind: Satirical, surrealist brilliance in Alexei Sayle's Stuff

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:00 GMT

Running from 1988, Alexei Sayle's Stuff is undoubtedly one of the great sketch series of the early alternative comedy movement.

First Gig, Worst Gig: Stuart Laws

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:44 GMT

How did Stuart Laws nearly blow up a petrol station, with a curry? All will be revealed.

The studio sitcom isn't dated - it's been withdrawn from sale

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:39 GMT

Audiences still love narrative comedy played to a live room, so why have broadcasters stopped making it? The case for bringing the studio audience sitcom back.

British Comedy Quiz #426

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:00 GMT

Which Carry On star was born, aptly, on Hancock Street? And what did Vicky Pollard swap her baby with?

Comedy Chronicles: h&p@bbc.

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:00 GMT

A look back at sketch double act Hale & Pace's move from ITV to the BBC, and h&p@bbc., the oddly named and poorly received show which turned out to be their final TV series.

What has the Fringe Society never done for us?

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:32 GMT

It was widely noted that there was a big dip in audience numbers in the final week of this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Performer and promoter Steve McLean calls for the Fringe Society to wake up and make changes so it doesn't happen again.

First Gig, Worst Gig: Tom Ballard

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:00 GMT

He started comedy as a kid, but how was Tom Ballard bewildered by a tiny baby heckler?

Across the Gooniverse

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:55 GMT

Goon Pod host Tyler Adams explains his love of The Goon Show.

Omid Djalili on his Radio 4 stand-up series

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:52 GMT

Ahead of the launch of his new four-part Radio 4 series, Namaste, Omid Djalili talks about the role comedy plays in an increasingly polarised world, people's biggest misconceptions about him and how he stays hopeful.