Parliament gets its own comedy group
All-party body to help support the industry
Comedy is to get its own Parliamentary group uniting MPs and peers with an interest…
Second series for Green Wing: Resuscitated
A surprise second series of the revamped version of…
Joe Lycett announces 2027-28 tour
Joe Lycett is going on tour in 2027 and 2028. The…
Warm reception for Rogue Trooper
Rogue Trooper – the 2000 AD comic book adaptation…
Dara O Brian's dull show officially confirmed
UKTV has officially confirmed that Dara Ó Briain will…
Edinburgh loses its TV festival
Edinburgh will not have a TV festival next year. Organisers…
Comedians cast in alien animation
Rob Brydon, Diane Morgan and Jamie Demetriou are to…
Nick Mohammed’s Young Magicians head to TV
Nick Mohammed’s Young Magicians books are being turned into an animated series. The…
Carlos Mencia pleads not guilty to tax evasion
American comedian Carlos Mencia has pleaded not guilty to 12 felony counts…
James Acaster joins the Bad Faries
James Acaster has joined the cast of an animated musical movie created by the Guilty…
Disney orders a comedy-drama about a dad accused of murder
Disney+ has commissioned a British new comedy drama series called Dad, about three…
Financial help for comics hit by Leicester festival chaos
The Live Comedy Association has set up an emergency fund of £5,000 to help…
Tributes as comic Allan Finnegan dies at 59
Stand-up Allan Finnegan, who made the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent in…
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Features
Did Reginald D Hunter study drama at Rada?
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The Comedian: A poem by Joshua Seigal
Here's an exclusive, previously unpublished piece from poet and children's…
'Bursting at the seams with gags, goofs, and good songs'
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Which Simpsons character got a new voice?
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BBC and UKTV seek the next big comedy entertainment hit
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High Life musical sccops stage award
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Comedy mag Chaff announces its short story winners
Comedy magazine Chaff has announced the winners of its first short story competition,…
Five comics compete for a funded Fringe run
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Jack Skipper joins Zak The Ripper film
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Uncle Roger is now a dad
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Sam Nicoresti, air guitar hero
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