All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Comics head to Scandinavia in search of the Northern Lights
18/06/2025 … Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are to reunite for another series of The Trip, this time heading to Scandinavia in search of the Northern Lights.
Morbid memorabila is up for sale
18/06/2025 … The robe worn by Tommy Cooper when he collapsed of a fatal heart attack live on TV is being auctioned off.
Other credits include Johnny English Reborn, Doctor Who and Little Britain
18/06/2025 … Actress Pik-Sen Lim – who played Chung Su-Lee in the 1970s sitcom Mind Your Language – has died aged 80.
Visiting only places with one-star reviews
18/06/2025 … Roisin Conaty and Sara Pascoe are to travel the world for a new TV series – staying in only in the most poorly-reviewed places.
About Britain’s flashiest customised motors
18/06/2025 … Guz Khan is to host a new show about Britain’s flashiest customised cars.
© Timothy White ...for the first time in more than eight years
17/06/2025 … Whoopi Goldberg is to perform live in the UK for the first time in almost a decade.
One-off episode to be recorded for Radio 4 next month
17/06/2025 … John Finnemore is recording another one-off edition of his Radio 4 sketch show Souvenir Programme.
New series of digital shorts launched
16/06/2025 … Daman Bamrah has launched a new series of digital shorts featuring rising comedians telling their favourite jokes.
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