Friends stick around...
Comedy Central signs deal for four more years
12/08/2015 … Friends repeats will be a mainstay of the Comedy Central channel for the next four years after the broadcaster signed a deal renewing its exclusive rights.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 12 August 2015
BBC Three to double marketing budget
12/08/2015 … THE BBC has vowed to double its marketing spend on BBC Three once the channel goes online only.
A new Phantom hits the London stage
Spike Milligan & Ronnie Barker's script adapted
12/08/2015 … Spike Milligan and Ronnie Barker’s script about The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town is to receive its stage premiere.
West End transfer for Showstopper!
Improv comedy musical gets a 10-week run
12/08/2015 … Improvised comedy musical troupe Showstopper! have landed their first full West End run.
Tue 11 August 2015
Forgotten Rik Mayall drama released
Comic played a racist cop in Wolcott
11/08/2015 … A forgotten TV drama in which Rik Mayall played a racist cop is to be released on DVD later this month.
ITV drop Mel & Sue
11/08/2015 … ITV has dropped Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins' daytime chat show.
Is the Dome doomed?
Plans to demolish Pleasance venue
11/08/2015 … The Pleasance Dome could be demolished within two years, changing the landscape of the Edinburgh Fringe.
Mon 10 August 2015
Comedians deserve Arts Council funding
Plea for quango to drop its comedy ban
10/08/2015 … Comedians have launched a public campaign to persuade the Arts Council to relax its blanket ban on funding comedy.