All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC Mortimer & Whitehouse star on the quest for a missing briefcase
08/08/2025 … Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing producer Lisa Clark has written a second book in the guise of the show’s third star, Ted The Dog.
For a one-off charity appearance
07/08/2025 … Ruth Jones is too reunite the cast of her Sky sitcom Stella for a one-off live event.
© ITV He played neighbour Jeffrey Fourmile
07/08/2025 … George and Mildred star Norman Eshley has died at the age of 80.
© Sky UK Ltd Sophie Willan is a permanent replacement
07/08/2025 … Daisy May Cooper has permanently stepped down from Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with Sophie Willan taking over as team captain.
Ten new stamps to celebrate comedy troupe
07/08/2025 … Monty Python are to be commemorated in a new series of stamps.
© Michelle Huggleston Photography Comedian takes over Sunday lunchtimes
06/08/2025 … Comedian Robin Morgan has landed a regular presenting slot on BBC Radio Wales.
Meera Syal and Lolly Adefope too
06/08/2025 … Reece Shearsmith, Meera Syal and Lolly Adefope have joined the cast of Apple TV’s forthcoming series Prodigies.
© House of Commons/Roger Harris/CC BY-SA 3.0 Move could unlock funding and other benefits
05/08/2025 … MPs are officially calling on the government to recognise live comedy as an art form in its own right.
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