HBO renews Veep and Silicon Valley
25/05/2017 … Veep and Silicon Valley have both been renewed for an extra season The shows end their sixth and fourth seasons respectively on June 25 - but broadcaster HBO…
Thu 25 May 2017
The Great British Joke-Off
Tom Allen hosts new panel show pilot
25/05/2017 … Tom Allen is hosting the pilot of a pared-back panel show that focusses only on jokes.
Revealed: Who's on Chortle's Fast Fringe
So many comedians, so little time
25/05/2017 … Chortle can today unveil the line-up for this year’s London Fast Fringe – showcasing 28 Edinburgh-bound acts in bite-size chunks.
First look at Chris O'Dowd in Get Shorty
25/05/2017 … American broadcaster Epix has released the first trailer of its series based on Elmore Leonard's novel Get Shorty.
© Comedy Central How Jimmy Carr missed out on a movie role
He was nearly in Mike Birbiglia's Don't Think Twice
25/05/2017 … Jimmy Carr almost had a role in the American film Don’t Think Twice - but was cut before the movie was shot.
'I have to show myself warts and all or else I'm not an interesting character'
Mike Birbiglia on stand-up, improv and movies
25/05/2017 … Acclaimed storytelling comic Mike Birbiglia wrote, acts in and directs Don't Think Twice, a film about a New York improv troupe and what happens when one of…
Why Hasn't He Texted Me Back?
25/05/2017 … BBC Three has released its second Life Lesson short, this time featuring Luisa Omielan.
Harun Musho'd: Harun With A View
Brighton Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
25/05/2017 … Harun Musho’d has a lot going for him in terms of comedy.