It's our question-writer Hayden Parker's 50th birthday this week, so in a rare burst of self-indulgence this week's multiple-choice trivia quiz is entirely themed around birthdays. Good luck!

Two classic Peter Sellers comedies are to be released on Blu-Ray to mark what would have been his 100 th birthday on September, 8.

Among the outfits up for sale are the ‘spam’ menu, the usherette’s outfit John Cleese wore to try to sell albatross, and Gilliam’s lumberjack costume. Also going under the hammer at Propstore are ...

Harry Hill says he’d love TV Burp to return – but with someone new at the helm. The comedian hosted the ITV show for a decade from 2002, but quit after finding the workload too demanding. In a Q&A ...

Comedy stars including Bill Bailey, Jenny Eclair and Fred MacAulay are to be interviewed as part of a series celebrating Gilded Balloon’s 40 years at the Edinburgh Fringe. The in conversation series ...

Alexander Armstrong is embarking on a tour of Perfect Pub Walks for More 4. He will be joined by Sir Lenny Henry, Chris McCausland, James May and Chris Packham as they amble around Yorkshire, Kent, ...

It won’t come as much of a surprise, but New York has been named America’s capital of comedy. But more surprising is that tiny Rhode Island has come in second, followed by Hawaii, while California ...

The fourth series of From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast has launched today on Audible. Across the 11 episodes, Steve Coogan ’s alter-ego ‘faces a criminal case that could alter the course ...