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Why Yes Minister is as true as ever

Yes Minister, the classic BBC comedy series, has just been sold to the Ukraine. Proof, says its co-creator Antony Jay, that incompetent politicians are something the whole world can relate to.

Gavin & Stacey's late developer Rob Brydon

He was rejected from RADA for being too provincial and told he had a face made for voice-overs (for toilet duck). How did Rob Brydon fight back? Two words: Uncle Bryn.

Is The Thick of It the best TV show ever made?

The Thick of It, Armando Iannucci's scabrous Westminster sitcom, has changed the way we see politics. Not bad for a TV programme with only six episodes to its name. Caitlin Moran catches up with its foul-mouthed spin doctor star Malcolm Tucker to follow the making of the second series.

Good News everyone!

Russell Howard's Good News - possibly Professor Farnsworth's favourite new show - starts tonight at 10.30pm on BBC Three. Here's Russell with more.

Cleverness is no more. This is a dumb Britain

Forty years ago, my dad came into my bedroom and made me get up.

I was nine and sleepy. I was snuggly and warm. I wanted to stay under the covers. But he was insistent. "There is something on television you need to see," he said. And I remember the next bit vividly: "It's going to be important."

So downstairs I went and there, in black and white, were some men talking, while nearby, various sheep fell out of trees. I laughed so much, my teddy bear's arm came off. And so it was that at the age of nine, I became Monty Python's first and youngest fan.

Yes, Porridge WAS the greatest show ever

An affectionate tribute from the creator of Birds of a Feather.

Porridge is 'best programme ever'

Porridge, the television comedy about life behind bars, is the greatest programme ever made, according to Sir David Attenborough.

Never Mind The Buzzcocks Review

The format remains the same, with Sorry No Refunds consuming about half of the show. Usually this isn't a problem, only this time James Corden and Jupitus' team had to regurgitate jokes about Blue from 2002.

Ricky Gervais: 'Before The Office I never tried hard'

Ricky Gervais talks to The Guardian about the difference between sitcoms and film - and why he will never go back to his old lazy ways.

Funny peculiar: The curious world of Vic Reeves

Never in the field of light entertainment has one man spawned such a collection of nonsensical catchphrases as Vic Reeves.