© Comedy Central Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
04/01/2017 … Trevor Noah’s rise through the international comedy circuit to become host of The Daily Show has been swift.
Wed 04 January 2017
© Comedy Central 
© BBC BBC snaps up Luisa Omielan's What Would Beyoncé Do?!
Stand-up special to air on Valentine's Day
04/01/2017 … The BBC is to air Luisa Omielan’s stand-up show What Would Beyoncé Do?! She is taping a new version of the show in London later this month, to air on BBC…
Richard Herring plans 'multiple universe' sitcom
Tester scenes being taped for Channel 4
04/01/2017 … Richard Herring is working on a ‘multiple universe’ sitcom for Channel 4.
Tue 03 January 2017
© BBC/Hat Trick Revolting
03/01/2017 … YouTube has created a battalion of DIY pranksters – usually more irritating than amusing –and hidden camera stunts remain a rather too frequent go-to format…
'The boldest satire the British public have ever been treated to'
Jolyon Rubinstein's Perfect Playlist
03/01/2017 … As his new show, Revolting, starts on BBC Two, Jolyon Rubinstein chooses his comedy favourites.
© Andy Hollingworth Romesh Ranganathan to star in his own sitcom
'Hardest-working' comic records radio comedy
03/01/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan is to record an autobiographical sitcom for Radio 2.