Sara Pascoe

Radio Times review

Although it manages to keep the smutty/lavatorial humour to a minimum, Jack Whitehall's exuberant reaction to solving an Only Connect puzzle makes Stephen Fry smile. "You've made a happy man very old," he sighs.

Several clips in this compilation of QI highlights have an ocular theme: Phill Jupitus tries on night vision glasses, Alan Davies a peripheral vision aid and Josh Widdecombe "railway spectacles", while Jo Brand reckons her bonnet with a monocle probably belonged to an elderly Dickensian prostitute. Plus there are some terrific "liquid larks" and scientific tricks. The one involving stroking a fake hand gets Sara Pascoe very excited indeed.

Radio Times review

Jonathan Ross wades in first with a complaint that many of the people at Radio Times share, the misuse of the word "literally". His argument involves a news story about Britney Spears in which a reporter said, "She's literally on a rollercoaster to hell". As Ross says, if that were true he'd watch her all night.

Other issues are a bit more contentious: Frank Skinner has a surprising response to Michael Vaughan's suggestion that footballer Luis Suárez is wrong to bite his opponents. And, I think for the first time, the icon used for two of comedian Sara Pascoe's pet peeves is almost the same - one just wears a watch.

Sara Pascoe: 'All comedy has a victim'

Unfortunately, regardless of how female comedians present themselves, a problem persists in the way many male comedians present women, as victims of jokes; "If a man has been talking about how funny vaginas are for 20 minutes, and then you go on, there's an embarrassment".

Sara Pascoe interview

Sara Pascoe - comedian, actor and writer - is currently beetling about the country with her first stand-up tour show, Sara Pascoe vs History. Between her two shows at The Lowry in Salford, she very kindly agreed to loiter by the doors while I asked her a few questions.

Review: Sara Pascoe vs History, The Lowry, Salford

Sara Pascoe is an inventive and highly likable comedian with the writing skills and comedic power to provide a hugely funny, completely fascinating almost-lecture in the guise of a stand-up show.

Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival preview show review

Bringing the evening to a close was the brilliant Sara Pascoe. She can't bear it when people pronounce her name wrong. "It sounds like it's gone off. Like it's curdled," she quipped.

Conaty, Pascoe & more added to Raise a Laugh for Refuge

Roisin Conaty, Sara Pascoe, Gabby Best and Jayde Adam have been added to Raise a Laugh for Refuge.

Sara Pascoe fronts vegan comedy gig

Also on the bill are Michael Legge, Lee Kern, Chris Stokes and Carl Donnelly and there will be a vegan buffet.

Bristol best of 2014: comedy

Best comedy shows performed in Bristol this year. Includes Al Murray, Bridget Christie, Sara Pascoe and John Robins.