Tue 19 July 2016
Former BBC radio comedy chief John Pidgeon dies
19/07/2016 … Former BBC radio comedy boss John Pidgeon has died this morning at the age of 69.
© Bafta Bafta LA to honour Ricky Gervais
'Provocative, edgy and pushes the boundaries'
19/07/2016 … Ricky Gervais is to receive the annual comedy award handed out by Bafta in Los Angeles.
Comic kidnapped and beaten over a sketch
19/07/2016 … A comedian has been kidnapped, beaten then dumped in the street by a musician he mocked in a sketch.
Edinburgh 10x10: Be dramatic!
2. Ten theatre shows for comedy fans
19/07/2016 … It's hard to credit it sometimes, but there are actually sections of the Edinburgh Fringe programme that aren't comedy.
Kevin Eldon joins Funny Cow
19/07/2016 … KEVIN ELDON has joined the cast of Funny Cow, the comedy-drama film about a woman who becomes a comedian on the Northern working men's club circuit in the 1970s…
BBC orders a series from Shane Todd
Break for Northern Irish stand-up
19/07/2016 … The BBC has commissioned a stand-up, sketch and interview series from Northern Irish comic Shane Todd.
New tour AND TV series for Micky Flanagan
Sky travelogue ahead of 2017 stand-up dates
19/07/2016 … Micky Flanagan is filming a new six-part travelogue for Sky 1 – as well as planning a stand-up tour for next year.