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Mark Evans Live

Mark Evans on bringing Bleak Expectations to the stage

Monday 26th June 2023

Mark Evans talks about how he transferred his Dickensian spoof Bleak Expectations to the West End.

Saturday Live. Ben Elton Features

Comedy Rewind: An alternative night out with Saturday Live

Sunday 25th June 2023

Showcasing a range of acts from the booming alternative comedy scene of the 1980s, this Comedy Rewind revisits the anarchic Saturday Live.

The Young Ones. Image shows from L to R: Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson), Neil (Nigel Planer), Mike (Christopher Ryan), Rick (Rik Mayall). Copyright: BBC Quiz

The Young Ones Quiz

Wednesday 21st June 2023

How well do you know The Young Ones? Let's find out...

Marcel Lucont. Alexis Dubus. Credit: Adam Robertson Live

Random 8: Marcel Lucont

Tuesday 20th June 2023

As he looks ahead to Laugh Till It Hurts, Marcel Lucont recalls tackling a beige dough handbag.

Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical Live

Spitting Image, refugee comedians, Adam Riches - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Monday 19th June 2023

Read what our live comedy columnist thought as Spitting Image: Idiots Assemble hits London's West End. Plus: A showcase show for new comedians from refugee backgrounds, and there's audience participation mayhem courtesy of Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Adam Riches.

There She Goes. Image shows left to right: Ben (Edan Hayhurst), Emily (Jessica Hynes), Rosie (Miley Locke), Simon (David Tennant) TV

There She Goes interview

Sunday 18th June 2023

David Tennant, Jessica Hynes, Miley Locke and Edan Hayhurst talk about returning to act in the new There She Goes special, and writers Shaun Pye and Sarah Crawford discuss putting their real life on screen.

The Change. Linda (Bridget Christie) TV

Bridget Christie talks about The Change

Sunday 18th June 2023

Bridget Christie talks about her new comedy drama series The Change, and how it aims to stop menopause being an "invisible thing on screen".

Bee Gees - Cucumber Castle cover Features

Comedy Chronicles: It seemed a good idea at the time #4 - The Bee Gees' Cucumber Castle

Sunday 18th June 2023

A look at the strange and exotic cultural creature that is Cucumber Castle, a one-off TV comedy special starring The Bee Gees. The story of its ill-fated creation involves commercial opportunism, professional naivety, musical differences, sibling tensions, a number of sudden misfortunes and a great deal of chaos and confusion.

Tadiwa Mahlunge Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Tadiwa Mahlunge

Friday 16th June 2023

As he prepares for Standon Calling, Tadiwa Mahlunge talks us through a post-show pursuit in Peaslake.

Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Captain Kevin Darling (Tim McInnerny), Captain Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson), General Melchett (Stephen Fry), Baldrick (Tony Robinson), Lieutenant George Barleigh (Hugh Laurie) Quiz

Blackadder Quiz

Wednesday 14th June 2023

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Blackadder, here are some questions about the brilliant sitcom. How well do you know the classic comedy?

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