© Eva Rinaldi/CC BY-SA 2.0 Harry Styles' life becomes a sitcom
US comedy based on 1D star's early life
17/05/2018 … Harry Styles’ life is to be turned into a sitcom.
Thu 17 May 2018
© Eva Rinaldi/CC BY-SA 2.0 
Russell Howard, Jack Docherty – and a massive 1950s prom
New Fringe shows announced today
17/05/2018 … The last major tranche of Edinburgh Fringe shows are going on sale today – and here are some of the highlights of the new batch: Max & Ivan –…
Wed 16 May 2018
© Jill Furmanovsky Netflix signs Daniel Sloss
Two specials for release this year
16/05/2018 … Scottish comic Daniel Sloss is to release two stand-up specials on Netflix.
She quit comedy – but Hannah Gadsby's back at the Fringe
And her new show is billed as 'hilarious'. What gives?
16/05/2018 … She solemnly vowed to quit comedy after her last show, saying it was an unhealthy occupation that would suspend her ‘in a permanent state of adolescence’.
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
16/05/2018 … TV channel Dave has a good record of commissioning comedians to do what they do best, whether its Dave Gorman with his PowerPoint, Matt Forde with his politics or…
© Luigi Novi/CC BY-SA 3.0 Not funny enough!
Wodehouse prize for comedy books dropped after failing to raise a laugh
16/05/2018 … An annual award for comic novels has been dropped this year – after judges said none of this year's entries were funny enough.
Katherine Ryan to host her own Canadian TV show
To be taped at Montreal's Just For Laughs
16/05/2018 … Katherine Ryan is to return to her native Canada to host a new stand-up show.
Naz Osmanoglu's guide to the Royal Wedding
16/05/2018 … Naz Osmanoglu has offered his guide to the Royal Wedding in a new video for The Times.