Harry Shearer quits The Simpsons
Voice of Mr Burns, Smithers and Flanders
14/05/2015 … Harry Shearer has quit The Simpsons after 26 seasons.
Thu 14 May 2015
Wed 13 May 2015
BBC's next comedy pilots revealed
Feeds for Liam Williams, Dane Baptiste, Greg James etc
13/05/2015 … Six new comedy pilots are to be launched on BBC iPlayer, featuring the likes of Dane Baptiste, Liam Williams, Claudia O'Doherty, Miranda's Sarah Hadland and Funz…
C4 names new entertainment chief
Objective's head of comedy Ben Caudell moves after 6 months
13/05/2015 … Channel 4 has appointed Ben Caudell, currently head of comedy at Objective Productions, as head of entertainment.
Richard Herring: Why I'm skipping Edinburgh
...and performing 12 different solo shows in London instead
13/05/2015 … Richard Herring has confirmed his plans to skip Edinburgh this year and instead perform 12 different hour-long shows in London.
We ain't afraid of no ghost!
Comics to spend the night in a haunted house
13/05/2015 … It sounds like the premise for a B-movie… but a group of comedians are to spend the night in a haunted house.
Tue 12 May 2015