All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© C4 Inbetweeners star James Buckley apologises for reunion show
03/01/2019 … Inbetweeners star James Buckley has apologised to fans who felt let down by the New Year's Day reunion programme.
Comic's frank reflection on his declining powers
03/01/2019 … Billy Connolly has accepted that his life is ‘slipping away’.
From the Smothers Brothers to Marty Funkhouser
02/01/2019 … Bob Einstein - best known for playing Marty Funkhouser in Curb Your Enthusiasm – has died at the age of 76.
Anger at TV's huge gender bias
02/01/2019 … TV commissioners have come under fire for never making travel shows featuring female comedians.
...and E4 nabs season six of Brooklyn Nine Nine
02/01/2019 … Channel 4 has brought the rights to 30 Rock for its streaming service All 4.
'Their claim to support artistic freedom means nothing'
01/01/2019 … Netflix has been slammed for dropping a show in which a comedian criticised the Saudi regime over the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
© Damian Bennett 15 Minutes is about social media humiliation
01/01/2019 … Tim Minchin has released a new single.
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