"The joke is therapy, a momentary escape from the hundrum of life or, in some cases, the sheer misery or even horror of it," says Barry Cryer

Chummy, aka Miranda Hart, and Sister Evangeline find themselves in an unusually shocking situation in the Call the Midwife Red Nose Day special

This week's magazine features three collectible covers starring Miranda Hart, Jack Whitehall and Lenny Henry and is packed with fantastic Comic Relief features

A recap, plus shots from this Sunday's episode (in which the midwives get a scooter and Chummy makes her return) accompanied by Ellie Walker-Arnott's patented guessing game...

The actor will swap his soppy sitcom character for a turn as the troubled doctor, alongside Dracula and Dorian Gray in the modern-day supernatural drama

Miranda Hart, Helen George, Pam Ferris, Jenny Agutter and Stephen McGann talk about what the 50s period drama means to them

BBC1's heartwarming 50s drama starring Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, Helen George and Bryony Hannah will be back for another run and another Christmas special

We take a look at Sunday's episode of the BBC drama, and make some guesses about what happens next...

Miranda Hart, Jessie J, One Direction and David Walliams also star in the trailer for the fundraiser held on Friday 15 March

Two proposals, lots of snogging, a cat in a bag, Carol Vorderman's rear of the year and a Gary cushion - here's the Twittersphere's thoughts on the end of the third series