All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© NBC / Chris Haston / Album Co-creator of Cheers and creative force behind so many hits
20/06/2026 … Veteran US sitcom director James Burrows – whose achievements include co-creating Cheers – has died at the age of 85.
19/06/2026 … The copyright fight over Spitting Image’s use of Paddington is heading to the High Court on Monday.
Finalists named in Magners' Share The Craic competition
19/06/2026 … Five comedians will compete for a funded run at the Edinburgh Fringe this August, after a nationwide search that drew more than 500 entries.
© Aemen Sukkar Jiksaw Stand-up tells a sceptical Tom Davis his career has just two more years
19/06/2026 … He’s one of the hardest-working men in comedy – but Romesh Ranganathan has suggested that he’ll walk away from it all in two years.
© Scottish Government Nighttime sector urges newly-elected Burnham to act
19/06/2026 … He might only just have become an MP – but Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham is already facing calls to boost night-time industries such as live…
With the rights already sold to Netflix
19/06/2026 … Ricky Gervais has announced the first dates of his new tour – with Netflix snapping up the rights already.
Comic faces up to 11 years jail if convicted
19/06/2026 … American comedian Carlos Mencia has often been branded a joke thief – but now he’s been accused of a far worse crime.
© Matt Stronge Number-crunching the 2025 festival
18/06/2026 … Black comedians received more than three times as many reviews than other acts at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe on average, new research has found.
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