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Brighton Fringe 2024. Credit: Si Hawkins Live

Day Tripper: a top dash around the Brighton Fringe, and beyond

Saturday 1st June 2024

Si Hawkins checks out shows at the Brighton Fringe, including productions by Ben Goldsmith, Alex Franklin and the Weirdos collective.

The Goodies Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #308

Wednesday 29th May 2024

We have an entertaining set of questions linked to mythical beasts to tackle this time.

Andy Smart. Copyright: Steve Best Live

Top Player: why comedy's big cheeses are paying tribute to Andy Smart

Tuesday 28th May 2024

It's a big West End send-off for the much-loved Comedy Store star.

Danny Beard Live

Random 8: Danny Beard

Tuesday 28th May 2024

An aardvark, a tortoise and a great flightless coat: Danny Beard takes us behind the glamour.

...And Mother Makes Three. Image shows from L to R: Simon Harrison (Robin Davies), Sally Harrison (Wendy Craig), Peter Harrison (David Parfitt). Copyright: Thames Television Features

Comedy Rewind: ...And Mother Makes laughter

Sunday 26th May 2024

Between two BBC sitcom hits, Wendy Craig starred in a popular 1970s ITV comedy ...And Mother Makes Three, and its sequel, Five, as the frequently flustered widow and mother, Sally Harrison.

Douglas Adams Features

Enter Douglas Adams' world of Dirk Gently

Saturday 25th May 2024

Think of Douglas Adams and you'll think of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, but what of his self-proclaimed holistic detective, Dirk Gently?

Rock & Chips. Image shows from L to R: Freddie 'The Frog' Robdal (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Joan Trotter (Kellie Bright) Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #307

Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Topics this time include Basildon Bond, The Good Life's goat, Rock & Chips and Inside No. 9 are amongst the question topics this time.

Su Mi Live

Random 8: Su Mi

Tuesday 21st May 2024

All set for Brighton's Weekend of Weird, Su Mi remembers audio-described devils and Rice Wine Man.

Image shows left to right: John Junkin, Barry Cryer Features

Comedy Chronicles: Taking on the tabula rasa: Inside the writing room

Sunday 19th May 2024

Writing comedy. Some like to do it standing up; some prefer sitting down; and others have ended up lying flat out on the floor. Graham McCann examines how some of Britain's finest comic minds got their words down on the page.

Fawlty Towers: The Play. Image shows left to right: Adam Jackson-Smith, Anna-Jane Casey. Credit: Hugo Glendinning Live

Fawlty Towers, Jo Koy, Sukh Ojla, Alex Horne's Football Match - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Saturday 18th May 2024

Taskmaster creator Little Alex Horne put on a comedy football match featuring James Acaster, Jon Richardson, Nish Kumar and many more. But was it funny? Our live comedy columnist reports back on this, plus Golden Globes presenter and Netflix star Jo Koy, the brand new West End adaptation of classic BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers, and Mock The Week's Sukh Ojla.

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