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Emily Atack reveals she's shared a huge family secret

Emily Atack has revealed she's shared a huge family secret on her hilarious new sketch show that mortified her parents.

The comedian and TV star, 30, revealed her mum desperately tried to stop her dad from hearing the moment when they watched the yet to be aired show.

Maxxx review - can a tired hasbeen take on the charts?

After several false starts, O-T Fagbenle's satirical comedy finally arrives to shine new light on to the well-worn topic of celebrity excess and post-fame blues.

Comic Relief ditch plastic red noses

Plastic red noses are no more. That's because Comic Relief has ditched the plastic in favour of plant based red noses for next year's big fundraiser.

Did Rik Mayall predict Brexit in Believe Nothing?

A clip from a comedy show back in 2002 has resurfaced and its predictions on Brexit have left people speechless. In the footage of the noughties TV show Believe Nothing, Professor Adonis Cnut, played by comedian Rik Mayall, begins concocting a plan with a minister to blame the EU for a recent failed invasion of Cuba.

How Spitting Image redefined satire

'The more complaints we got, the better'

Ed Sheeran's puppet changed to avoid upsetting redheads

Spitting Image has remodelled its puppet of Ed Sheeran before the show has even aired - to avoid upsetting redheads. The original had carrot leaves sprouting from the Shape Of You singer's bonce - but now has turnip foliage instead.

Red Dwarf's Dimension Jump postponed again

We have received the news that due to the new government restrictions to manage the pandemic, Dimension Jump XXI is to be postponed until 10-12th September 2021.

Cold War Steve Bournemouth beach artwork covered up

Satirist Cold War Steve rose to fame with online collages combining images from politics and pop culture alongside EastEnders actor Steve McFadden. His latest work, a 25-metre curved windbreak on Boscombe Beach, Bournemouth, is his biggest yet. But only one side of it will be on show to avoid "causing further division".

Bloomsbury hosts night of visually impaired comedy

More than a dozen visually impaired comedians are coming together this October to create a spectacle for Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say! Offering 20/20 insights on their diverse experiences living in the capital, the covert congregation will be livestreamed on Zoom as part of the Bloomsbury Festival.

With comedy, I'd rather be offended than bored

New director-general Tim Davie will reportedly steer TV comedy to the right to correct years of perceived anti-Tory bias. But it was Brexit, not the BBC, that put a spanner in British humour.