All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Harald Krichel (Law pic, cc-by-sa 4.0) Possible casting for TV version of comic's cosy crime novels
12/05/2026 … It’s a dinner-party fantasy conversation many people will have had: who would play you in a movie of your life? Well, comedian-turned-author Ian Moore might…
12/05/2026 … Big Break is returning with Paddy McGuinness as host.
Hosting a World Cup show with Rio Ferdinand
12/05/2026 … James Corden is heading back to late night American TV – if only temporarily.
© Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo About a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort
12/05/2026 … Brett Goldstein is to make a romantic comedy series about a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort.
© BBC/Channel X/Chris Harris Starring fellow Detectorist Toby Jones
12/05/2026 … Mackenzie Crook is to direct his first film – with his Detectorists co-star Toby Jones in the lead role.
From the team behind the NextUp streamer
11/05/2026 … The team behind NextUp has launched a 24/7 comedy radio station.
11/05/2026 … Comedian John Tothill – and former Cabinet Minister Michael Gove – will both make their debuts on Have I Got News For You in the coming weeks.
© Hat Trick Productions Subtitled ‘one man's journey into his embarrassing past’
11/05/2026 … Jon Richardson is to publish his teenage diaries.
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