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’.
2025 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 24 September 2025
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.
© BBC/Passion Docs/Trevor Leighton Caroline Aherne biopic in the works
'Sad, funny and very emotional’ script has been written
22/09/2025 … Work is under way on a film about the life of Caroline Aherne.
New tours for Russell Howard, Mo Gilligan...
...Laura Smyth, Celya AB and Lorna Rose Treen
22/09/2025 … Russell Howard, Mo Gilligan, Laura Smyth, Celya AB and Lorna Rose Treen have all announced tours today.