All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Andy Hollingworth Film of Comics' Boxing night out now
17/02/2018 … It was a unique event with an electric atmosphere, as 22 comedians gathered in Northumberland – to knock seven bells out of each other.
17/02/2018 … This week's comedy on demand.
Flo and Joan's ad is the most popular on YouTube
16/02/2018 … One of comedy double act Flo and Joan's commercials for the Nationwide building society has been named the most popular ad on YouTube for January.
All shows to be released next month
16/02/2018 … James Acaster has revealed the Netflix release of his FOUR stand-up specials All of his live shows – Recognise, Represent, Reset and Recap –…
Shortlist announced in BBC Wales comedy writing project
16/02/2018 … Stand-ups Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Robin Morgan are among those to make the shortlist of a new comedy writing scheme from BBC Cymru WalesFind Me Funny will result…
© André Pattenden Physicist to appear in the new radio series
16/02/2018 … Stephen Hawking is joining the cast of the new series of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
Writer Doug Naylor says it's just a matter of when
16/02/2018 … Red Dwarf will ‘absolutely’ return for a new series, its writer Doug Naylor has said, adding: ’We’re just trying to work out how and when.
Actor's fury as he's dropped after sexual assault claims
15/02/2018 … Jeffrey Tambor has been officially dropped from Amazon comedy Transparent after he was accused of sexual harassment.
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