Adam and Joe on air together again after 16 years
Virgin Radio reunion to mark Buxton's new book
05/06/2025 … Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish are reuniting this weekend for a one-off show on Virgin Radio.
2025 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 05 June 2025
Channel 4 orders three pilot comedy scripts
Under its Comedy Lab scheme in Northern Ireland
05/06/2025 … Channel 4 and Northern Ireland Screen have selected three half-hour scripts to be written as part of the broadcaster’s Comedy Lab in Northern Ireland, offering…
Chris Addison helps adapt Caimh McDonnell's comedy crime stories for the BBC
With acclaimed Irish writer Stuart Carolan
05/06/2025 … The BBC has ordered a ‘darkly comedic’ crime drama based on the novels of former comic Caimh McDonnell and co-created by ex stand-up Chris Addison.
8 YEARS: Jail term for comic over his jokes
Brazil's Leo Lins 'is being treated like a drug trafficker'
05/06/2025 … A Brazilian comedian has been jailed for eight years and three months for making offensive jokes in a stand-up special.
Wed 04 June 2025
Ted Milligan wins Edinburgh Fringe assistance
Plus Best In Class reveal their 2025 line-up
04/06/2025 … Character comedian Ted Milligan has been given financial backing for his Edinburgh Fringe show from London’s Seven Dials Playhouse.
Tue 03 June 2025
Nick Mohammed joins Slow Horses
Playing an ambitious politician
03/06/2025 … Nick Mohammed is to appear in the new series of acclaimed Apple TV+ drama Slow Horses.
Hitchhiker’s Guide live show coming to London
Directed Inside No 9's Simon Evans
03/06/2025 … A new live version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is to open in London later this year.
Ross Noble and Lenny Henry go swimming with sharks
03/06/2025 … Lenny Henry, Ross Noble and Amandaland star Lucy Punch have gone diving with sharks for a new ITV reality show.