All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Following his own treatment for bone cancer
11/03/2025 … Matt Forde has become an ambassador for the Bone Cancer Research Trust It comes after the comedian and podcast was treated for chordoma, a form of primary…
Tony Hinchcliffe also brings Kill Tony to the UK
11/03/2025 … The comedian who called Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage at a Donald Trump rally last year has landed a deal with Netflix.
Shows go on sale ahead of official box office opening
11/03/2025 … The Pleasance and The Stand have unveiled a new batch of Edinburgh Fringe shows, ahead of the official festival box office opening tomorrow.
Comic described as 'witty, intelligent, and a true lover of games'
11/03/2025 … Phil Wang is to host the Bafta Games Awards for the second year running.
Dong revolves around 'comedy's worst dudes'
11/03/2025 … Sophie Duker has written her first novel about ‘the dark realities of entertainment and TV'.
A-listers joining Micky Flanagan at the Royal Albert Hall
10/03/2025 … The full line-up of the annual Teenage Cancer Trust comedy gig at the Royal Albert Hall has been revealed.
Anoushay Okhai and Kwesi Sekyi make it through
10/03/2025 … Anoushay Okhai and Kwesi Sekyi are the latest additions to the Chortle Student Comedy Award final, after winning the two semis in London’s Museum Of Comedy…
© Ray Burmiston ...for the biggest audience for a comedy show in English
10/03/2025 … Ricky Gervais has set an attendance record for the biggest English-speaking comedy show in France.
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