All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Netflix Streamer isn't removing Russell Brand's stand-up
11/11/2026 … Netflix won’t be removing rapist Russell Brand’s stand-up special from its platform.
© Mariana Feijó First trans comic to take the title
11/11/2026 … Worcester-based comedian Willow Marler has won the 2026 Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year competition.
Family fantasy had been due to his cinemas in January
11/11/2026 … Sky has dropped the David Walliams movie Fing! following allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct involving the comedian.
Comic also offered to fund legal fight against an NDA
11/11/2026 … Lucy Beaumont has revealed she was one of the whistleblowers who raised concerns about David Walliams.
© ITV Carpet-fitter turned comedian heads into the jungle
10/11/2026 … Jack Skipper is taking part in this year’s I’m A Celebrity.
© BBC David Walliams purged from iPlayer
10/11/2026 … The BBC has removed Little Britain from iPlayer following the allegations against David Walliams made public today.
Comic had tried to block stories and denies grooming claims
10/11/2026 … David Walliams has been named as the celebrity who tried to block the publication of sexual misconduct allegations against him.
TV star had lived with cancer for six years
10/11/2026 … New Zealand comedian Dai Henwood has died at the age of 48, after living with colon cancer for six years.
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