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Aardman Animation characters appear on Royal Mail stamps
Wallace and Gromit, Morph and Shaun The Sheep are to adorn a new selection of Royal Mail stamps.
BBC, 11th October 2022
Ben Elton: Modern wokery is like Communist China
Alternative comedy great Ben Elton says modern wokery is like Communist China under dictator Chairman Mao.
The creator of outrageous 80s comedy The Young Ones - who also wrote three series of Blackadder - says he does not like being told what to think by millennials.
Rod McPhee, The Sun, 11th October 2022
Harry Hill: Pedigree Fun review
Harry Hill closes Pedigree Fun with a uniquely peculiar rendition of My Way that sets him apart from the showbiz hackery of countless cover versions, confirming his status as the cartoonish oddball who snuck it into the mainstream, an absurdist for the masses.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 11th October 2022
Daniel Sloss: Can't - Liverpool Philharmonic review
Daniel Sloss is a man on a mission. Dubbing himself the 'Steve Irwin of comedy' he's on the lookout for the 'Stingray' joke that is going to end his career. It won't be the one we'd expect he says, it will be something innocuous, that starts off about wallpaper.
Lou Steggals, North West End UK, 11th October 2022
Delusional broadcast disorder has claimed its latest victim: John Cleese
The great affliction of our age makes men believe they have been cancelled by the BBC while they are literally on the BBC.
Marina Hyde, The Guardian, 11th October 2022
Leo Reich on skewering his inner Gen-Z monster
The hotly tipped comic was the talk of Edinburgh with his blistering hour of hilariously hollow egomania - and audiences haven't a clue whether to pity or deplore him.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th October 2022
Bunny And The Bull: underrated comedy from the minds behind The Mighty Boosh & Paddington
Reminiscent of Michel Gondry, Wes Anderson and 1970s animation, this poignant comedy is packed with miniatures, stop motion and plenty of cameos.
The Guardian, 11th October 2022
Wreck star Thaddea Graham on her extraordinary story
"I was given a second chance at life, I don't want to waste that".
Nick Clark, Evening Standard, 11th October 2022
Richard Herring interview
The comedian was terrified that he'd die of testicular cancer, but at least getting it provided him with lots of material, he tells Damian Whitworth.
Damian Whitworth, The Times, 11th October 2022Videos
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TV & radio
5pm15 min
Lloyd Of The Flies
Episode 17 - Caterpillar WorldLloyd's plans with Abacus are ruined when he has to go on a family trip to Caterpillar World, but PB can't wait - she's finally going to find out the gory details of what happens inside a chrysalis! However, the show is not what either of them was expecting...
6:30pm30 min
Geoff Norcott: Geofferendum
Geoff Norcott examines the limits to our belief in democracy, from the death penalty to town planning.
9:55pm30 min
BBC New Comedy Awards
2022, Episode 3 - DerryCatherine Bohart hosts from the Guildhall, Derry/Londonderry, as five hopefuls battle it out for a place in the grand final. Head judge Fern Brady is joined on the panel by Shane Todd and Alison Spittle.
10pm60 min
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
Series 3, Episode 4This week Mel and her dishonourable assistant Lou Sanders are joined by Guz Khan, Roisin Conaty and Gregg Wallace. Guz explains why he urinated in a VCR player, Roisin reveals how she tried to trick the police and Gregg reveals his thieving past.
10pm30 min
Cunk On...
Cunk On Earth, Episode 4 - Rise Of The MachinesCunk sees how science and industry ushered in an age of convenience but also threatened all life on earth. So swings and roundabouts really.
10pm45 min
The Emily Atack Show
Series 3, Episode 3Emily takes a comedic look at wellness, with sketches seeing her getting up to mischief at the clinic and misunderstanding cheat day. Plus, impressions of Billie Eilish and Adele.
10:40pm30 min
Leila Navabi: Funny, Gay & Welsh
Documentary following 23-year-old Leila Navabi - one of the emerging voices on the Welsh comedy scene - as she revisits traumatic events in her childhood that caused her to leave home at the age of 17, while also writing a new stand-up show to perform at Wales's largest comedy venue.