© www.hippopx.com Blackmailer targets major comedy star
10/07/2025 … A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to blackmail one of Britain’s most successful comedians.
2025 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 10 July 2025
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Amy Gledhill 'to join LOL: Last One Laughing'
First comedian linked to series two
10/07/2025 … Amy Gledhill has unofficially been named as the first contestant in the next series of Amazon’s LOL: Last One Laughing.
© Studio Lambert Daniel Lawrence Taylor signs a first-look deal
Studio Lambert gets first refusal on future projects
10/07/2025 … Boarders creator Daniel Lawrence Taylor, has signed a deal with production company Studio Lambert to give them first refusal on any scripted projects he wants to…
Wed 09 July 2025
Book deal for Jess Robinson
Musical impressionist writes a memoir comparing her life to her refugee grandmother
09/07/2025 … Musical impressionist Jess Robinson has written her first book, which she describes as ‘the most personal thing I’ve ever created’.
Second series for Do Gooders
Garrett Millerick sitcom starring Frank Skinner
09/07/2025 … Do Gooders, the star-studded sitcom set in a charity, is returning to Radio 4 for a second series.
© Ellie Kurttz Comedians lined up for Edinburgh Fringe talk series
Women of the World interviewees announced
09/07/2025 … Guests have been named for an interview series celebrating women at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Aemen Sukkar Tom Allen writes his first novel
Common Decency is set in leafy suburbia
09/07/2025 … Tom Allen has written his first novel, ‘a love letter to suburbia’ to be published next March, Common Decency is set on Oak Drive,…
Jack Docherty films a second series of The Chief
With Dougray Scott making a cameo
09/07/2025 … Jack Docherty is to reprise his role as Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson for a second series of BBC Scotland sitcom The Chief.