All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC/Guy Levy Jayde Adams gets emotional on Strictly
16/10/2022 … Jayde Adams broke down in tears of emotion on last night’s Strictly Come Dancing as she dedicated her performance to her late sister Jenna.
© Channel 4 Comedy star turned serious actor
14/10/2022 … Robbie Coltrane the comedian turned actor has died at 72.
© Sky Sketch mocking Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper said to have harmed relations with the club
14/10/2022 … Sky has apologised after Elis James mocked Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper on Fantasy Football League.
Comic leaves Ayrshire’s West FM after six years
14/10/2022 … Comedian Billy Kirkwood is quitting his morning show on Ayrshire’s West FM after six years.
Comic joins Francis Bourgeois's C4 series
14/10/2022 … Aisling Bea is taking part in a Channel 4 trainspotting series with TikTok star Francis Bourgeois.
With Liam Neeson tipped to play Sgt Drebin
14/10/2022 … Naked Gun is set to return to cinema screens with Liam Neeson in the lead role, it has been reported.
Ricky Gervais 'genuinely shocked' by victory
14/10/2022 … Ricky Gervais’s After Life has been named best comedy at the National Television Awards tonight.
Zainab Mousavi had spoken out against regime
13/10/2022 … Fears are growing for the safety of an Iranian comedian who was arrested yesterday for speaking out against the regime.
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