Funny story - Huw Edwards Royal Wedding Commentary Hospitalises Thousands

Huw Edwards Royal Wedding Commentary Hospitalises Thousands

BBC commentator and Royal correspondent Huw Edwards was today blamed by NHS officials for a massive upsurge in hospital admissions with people suffering from severe cases of nausea, stomach cramps, and the screaming shits. Apparently, Huw's fawnin...

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Funny story - It's ok to think Doctor Who is gay, says David Tennant's ex-boyfriend

It's ok to think Doctor Who is gay, says David Tennant's ex-boyfriend

The 36-year-old David Tennant is considered by many viewers to be the best dressed incarnation yet of Time Lord Doctor Who. Far from milking his celebrity, though, he hardly ever speaks to the press. In this rare interview, his former boyfri...

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Funny story - Alice Roberts Naked In Evolution Documentary?

Alice Roberts Naked In Evolution Documentary?

Hopes are running high that top thinking-man's totty Alice Roberts will finally get her kit off on TV tonight. In her latest documentary, BBC2's Horizon: Are We Still Evolving? the anatomist, author and broadcaster asks if the human body has finis...

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Funny story - The Archers' cricket team, it must be the summer then

The Archers' cricket team, it must be the summer then

With the longer days, more sunshine, and warmer air, the last harbinger of the arrival of summer is here. Talk on Radio 4's lovely little documentary, "The Archers," is all about the cricket team. Their other main storyline, where Linda Snell disc…

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Funny story - Prescott to star in BBC's remake of "The Flumps"

Prescott to star in BBC's remake of "The Flumps"

A BBC spokesman, today revealed that John Prescott, the soon to be ex Deputy Prime Minister, is to head up the cast in a remake of the popular 70's children's program "The Flumps"...

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Funny story - Where are they now? Dave Lee Travis' Hairy Monster

Where are they now? Dave Lee Travis' Hairy Monster

He always liked to boast about it on live radio and he did so for years. How he got away with it for so long, nobody knows but at some point the Hairy Monster metamorphosed into the Hairy Cornflake. Maybe it had become small brown and crispy until introduced to cold liquid. According to Botham Squab (sic) in "My Days Tending the Hairy Cornflake" "The hair prefix was, of course, down to DLT’s l...

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Funny story - Ray Winstone Lands EastEnders Part

Ray Winstone Lands EastEnders Part

Ray Winstone, the star of the cult 1979 movie, 'Scum', and 2000's 'Sexy Beast', is to make a guest star appearance in the upcoming Christmas edition of BBC soap, EastEnders, it has been revealed. He will then become a full member of the cast. Wins...

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Funny story - Alice Roberts Story Latest: Callers Seek Nude Laura Kuenssberg Photos

Alice Roberts Story Latest: Callers Seek Nude Laura Kuenssberg Photos

The endless story concerning the required state of dress for female TV presenters dragged in another new name yesterday. It emerged that the latest object of fan desire is BBC political correspondent Laura Kuenssberg when our reporter was approach...

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Funny story - The Curse Of The Last Of The Summer Wine

The Curse Of The Last Of The Summer Wine

Actor Stephen Lewis today revealed why he left the popular BBC comedy series "The Last Of The Summer Wine". This show written by Roy Clarke has been running continuously since it began back in 1973 and remains popular Sunday teatime viewing due to it...

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Funny story - Where are they now? Polari as spoken by Kenneth Williams

Where are they now? Polari as spoken by Kenneth Williams

"Ooh! Isn't he bold?" as Julian and Sandy would say to "Mr. 'Orne" in the heyday of Polari, or the old British gay slang. Julian and Sandy's use of Polari on the BBC radio comedy "Round the Horne" introduced Polari to a mass audience, identifying them as gay to those in the know. Round the Horne's use of it ultimately led to Polari's near-demise as a means of communication between gay men. I su...

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Funny story - Newsnight exposes famous BBC children's entertainer as yet another pervert!

Newsnight exposes famous BBC children's entertainer as yet another pervert!

Just when we thought the BBC sex crimes scandal could get no worse Newsnight have exposed another major BBC star. The most startling claim of abuse in the programme appeared to come from a female known only as Soo; who claimed to have been abused by...

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Funny story - Bernie Ecclestone swops Andy Warhol for Albert Steptoe

Bernie Ecclestone swops Andy Warhol for Albert Steptoe

'Mini' celebrity Bernie Ecclestone has done a deal with the BBC to star in the remake of Steptoe and Son. Bernie, who is 80 and weighs in at 5'2", knocked back another lucrative offer to portray dead lookalike artist Andy Warhol. Instead, he will...

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Funny story - BBC Launch Probe Into Bruce Forsyth "False Chin" Allegations

BBC Launch Probe Into Bruce Forsyth "False Chin" Allegations

Beleaguered BBC bosses were left reeling today after yet another scandal broke involving one of their biggest star turns. Already engulfed in controversy following the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal, BBC chiefs fear the corporation known as 'Auntie' m...

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Funny story - Doctor Who Star David Tennant To Return To His Porn Film Roots

Doctor Who Star David Tennant To Return To His Porn Film Roots

David Tennant, the star of Doctor Who, is to leave the show and return to the scene where he first made his mark in showbusiness - the Porn Industry. Tennant, who has played the Doctor for three series, was seen injured by a single shot from a Dal...

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Funny story - Bettany Hughes Admirers Warn Off Frustrated Alice Roberts Fans

Bettany Hughes Admirers Warn Off Frustrated Alice Roberts Fans

Admirers of historian Bettany Hughes are sending out warning signals to fans of rival TV boffin babe, Alice Roberts, as they prepare to watch her latest series, Divine Women tonight. As has been reported in these pages ad nauseum followers of anat...

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Funny story - Official body confirms that the fake news website "Fake News" does contain fake news

Official body confirms that the fake news website "Fake News" does contain fake news

The official world news monitoring body, Mad Magazine, has today confirmed that the website "Fake News" does in fact contain stories that are entirely fake. Previously used over the past decade as a source of news and stories by organisations such...

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Funny story - BBC weather forecast

BBC weather forecast

Here is today's BBC weather forecast, brought to you by the Corporation's multi-million pound computer graphics-run system, and lots of faceless men that wouldn't know their rain from their drizzle: 'At dawn the sun will rise, making temperatures increase, and will cause widespread thawing of frost and occasional mist, as always happens in March. This will be followed by widespread warmer air a...

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Funny story - Moira Stuart Sacked by BBC

Moira Stuart Sacked by BBC

The BBC, purportedly the most professional organisation in the world, has made a glaring error in announcing the sacking of one of its most popular and trusted newcasters, Moira Stuart. It sp...

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Funny story - Alice Roberts v Miranda Krestovnikoff: Coast Gals Square Up!

Alice Roberts v Miranda Krestovnikoff: Coast Gals Square Up!

Fans of BBC documentary series Coast are bracing themselves for a bust-up between two of their favourite female presenters. As we reported last week, fans of presenter Dr Alice Roberts were disappointed that she is keeping her clothes on for her n...

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Funny story - "BBC Licence Fee? Not in my backyard!" claims upper class man who can easily afford it

"BBC Licence Fee? Not in my backyard!" claims upper class man who can easily afford it

The BBC charges £145.50 to those that use it's services with funds going towards news coverage, educational content and entertainment, however not everybody is content - Christopher Fulford from Kent says "enough is enough". Mr Fulford,55, who own...

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