Netflix snaps up Chris McCausland's stand-up special
Speaky Blinder tour to stream from tomorrow
15/01/2025 … Netflix has snapped up the rights to Chris McCausland's 2023 stand-up special Speaky Blinder.
2025 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 15 January 2025
Alex Horne stars in his first music video
Hosting a Top Of The Pops spoof for Brighton band Nature TV
15/01/2025 … Alex Horne appears in the new music video from Brighton indie band Nature TV.
Tue 14 January 2025
Tony Slattery dies at 65
Comedian and improviser had heart attack
14/01/2025 … Tony Slattery has died aged 65 following a heart attack, his partner has announced.
© Channel 4 Big Boys comes to an end
Series 3 of Jack Rooke's comedy will be the last, C4 announces
14/01/2025 … Jack Rooke’s semi-autobiographical comedy Big Boys will end after its third series, Channel 4 has announced.
Mon 13 January 2025
Comedy.co.uk 2024 awards finalists announced
60 TV and radio shows in the running
13/01/2025 … Sixty finalists in this year’s comedy.
An impressive spectacle!
Eric Morecambe's glasses fetch £20,000 at auction
13/01/2025 … Eric Morecambe’s iconic glasses sold for £20,000 at auction this weekend – five times the upper estimate.
Sun 12 January 2025
Tony Hancock’s films rereleased on DVD and Blu-ray
With commentaries from Paul Merton and Diane Morgan
12/01/2025 … Paul Merton and Diane Morgan have recorded material for a new release of Tony Hancock’s big-screen ventures.
5 new stand-up specials come to ITVX
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
12/01/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday January 12 THE DRY: It's been streaming on ITVX for a while – where…