Comedy

Why did Mackenzie Crook turn down Pirates of the Caribbean to make a BBC4 comedy?

Bob Mortimer cancels first leg of UK tour to recover from triple heart bypass operation

Catastrophe makes a triumphant return as Sharon and Rob face the music (and nappies)

Catastrophe: How two late starters created one of 2015's best sitcoms

Leonard Nimoy's son to make a special appearance in The Big Bang Theory

Our Catastrophe characters will really suffer this series, say Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney

Scream Queens: Mean Girls meets Midsomer Murders with killer results

Ricky Gervais painting sells for more than Van Gogh

Jack Whitehall will host the Royal Variety Performance — but he's worried that the Queen is avoiding him

You shall not pass! Lord of the Rings star Ian McKellen savages the Government’s treatment of the BBC

Has The Big Bang Theory turned into a damp squib?

Toast of London series three is packed with Brian Blessed, Jon Hamm and a couple of former Time Lords

Is Stephen Merchant about to steal Amy from Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory?

Robert Lindsay and Maureen Lipman reflect on the fickle fortunes of television fame

Inside No. 9 gets a third series

Ecclesiastical comedy Rev is over - but the writer is working with Mat Baynton on something new

How Radio Times saved The Fast Show according to Charlie Higson

Mackenzie Crook: “People do go on about how skinny I am - you couldn’t get away with just focusing on a woman’s size"

Exclusive first trailer and release date for Bill Murray’s Netflix Christmas special

Peep Show stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb are coming Back for a new Channel 4 comedy

Stephen Fry quits QI after 13 years to be replaced by Sandi Toksvig

Murder in Successville series two proves that comedy is still a winner for BBC3

The wit and wisdom of Karl Pilkington - from how to fix the NHS to the merits of YouTube

'I never said I wanted to be director-general' says departing BBC TV boss Danny Cohen

W1A will be back for a new series says BBC2 controller

U2 to perform on TFI Friday

Read Danny Cohen’s letter to BBC staff following his shock decision to quit

BBC TV boss Danny Cohen in shock Corporation departure

Marcus Brigstocke: "it's incredibly dangerous when a large number of the Cabinet are boarding school-educated"

What is Amazon's new original comedy Red Oaks?