BBC bosses have forced Robin Ince to step down from Radio 4’s Infinite Monkey Cage over his social media posts backing pro-trans and other progressive causes. The comedian has co-hosted 207 episodes ...

The BBC has released the trailer for the Amandaland Christmas special. The episode sees Amanda and the family head to Aunt Joan's country house for the festive season. Saunders plays Joan, marking a ...

Alex Horne and his band are partway through a marathon session singing a single song for 24 hours song. And the track he chose? How Long, the 1974 hit from the English band Ace, with its apt refrain: ...

The Guardian headlined its three-star review: ‘Downton Abbey spoof is fast, funny and throwaway’ with writer Adrian Horton saying: ‘The dialled-up silliness of a spoof can wear quickly, and the ...

Ted series two launches on Peacock in the US from March 5, then in the UK soon after. • Sky has also announced that comic and Taskmaster star Ania Magliano's debut stand-up show I Can’t Believe You’ve ...

He created a global comedy icon that has netted him millions, but Rowan Atkinson says he got Mr Bean banned in Italy so he could still enjoy his holidays there.

Hugh Laurie has been cast opposite Amy Poehler in a new comedy set in an archeological dig in Greece. The series, for US platform Peacock, is called Di and reunites Poehler with Parks and Recreation ...

Scottish comedy legend Stanley Baxter has died at the age of 99.

Phil Wang is to take over from Ed Gamble on BBC Two’s Great British Menu. Gamble – who co-hosts the Off Menu podcast with James Acaster – is stepping down as judde after four series ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. This week's questions are all about the year 2010.

Alan Carr has recorded a pilot gameshow for BBC One called Nation’s Dumbest. The format originated in Norway, with 12 celebrities fighting it out to be eliminated from the competition as quickly as ...