Thu 05 May 2016
© BBC Bafta gives Galton & Simpson its highest honour
Fellowship for sitcom's trailblazers
05/05/2016 … 'Trailblazing' comedy writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson will be honoured with a Bafta Fellowship at the awards on Sunday.
Kerrang!'s comedy favourites
05/05/2016 … AN ECLECTIC shortlist of comics has been drawn up for the Best Comedian award handed out by Kerrang! rock magazine.
© BBC Citizen Khan: They All Know Me
Gig review by Steve Bennett at IndigO2, London
05/05/2016 … This is what you get with a live show spun off from a mainstream BBC One sitcom: an audience of all ages, from young children to pensioners.
Wed 04 May 2016
US deal for Tom Basden comedy
As Tim Key named as one of its stars
04/05/2016 … A new backpacking comedy-drama written by Tom Basden and starring Tim Key is to be screened in the US.
Variety isn't dead. It's on YouTube
Mat Ricardo's monthly dispatch from the variety circuit
04/05/2016 … This month brought the return of Britain's Got Talent, which, as we all know, is a shiny-floored, over-lit sausage machine that transforms the fame-hungry into the…
Katy Brand joins Sharon Horgan's company
As comedy development consultant
04/05/2016 … Katy Brand has moved into TV production, joining Sharon Horgan’s production company Merman as a comedy development consultant.