'No one should have to go the way Bobby did'
Tommy Cannon explores his grief in new memoirs
24/09/2025 … Tommy Cannon has spoken emotively about feeling ‘helpless’ and becoming ‘withdrawn’ following the death of his comedy partner Bobby Ball.
2025 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 24 September 2025
'Riyadh comics must speak out against human rights abuses'
Otherwise they'll be helping regime 'launder' its image, says pressure group
24/09/2025 … Campaign group Human Rights Watch has called on comedians playing the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival to call on the Saudi authorities to free unjustly detained…
Jimmy Kimmel returns
'It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man'
24/09/2025 … Jimmy Kimmel returned to air last night, calling government threats to silence comedians ‘anti-American’.
Tue 23 September 2025
© Sonny Malhotra Clash Of The Comics wrestling goes pay-per-view
(But not in the UK or Ireland)
23/09/2025 … Next month’s Clash Of The Comics wrestling extravaganza is to be broadcast across the world on pay-per-view for the first time.
© HBO Rose Matafeo cast in true crime spoof
Comic joins Felicity Kendal in NZ show Small Town Scandal
23/09/2025 … Rose Matafeo is to star in a TV adaptation of a spoof true crime podcast.
Paul Merton to become a train driver
23/09/2025 … Paul Merton is to go inside the driver’s cab of some of the world’s most famous trains in a six-part series for Channel 4.
Penn to tour without Teller
Comedy magician teams up with Piff The Magic Dragon instead
23/09/2025 … Penn Jillette is to tour the UK with fellow comedy magician Piff The Magic Dragon – the first time he’s played here without Teller, his partner…
Mon 22 September 2025
Patrick Monahan to star in a panto written by ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence show in Brighton
22/09/2025 … Patrick Monahan is to star in a pantomime written by artificial intelligence.