© Karen Allain How Will Adamsdale tried to write a sitcom with ChatGPT
Perrier-winner tells all in new show
25/09/2025 … Former Perrier winner Will Adamsdale is to tour a new show about writing a sitcom with Chat GPT.
2025 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 25 September 2025
© Karen Allain 
Fund launched to support live comedy
25/09/2025 … The Live Comedy Association has today launched a major new fund aimed to support the grassroots UK live comedy sector.
British comic Chris Turner takes silver in America's Got Talent
Huge career boost for freestyle rapper
25/09/2025 … British comedian Chris Turner’s freestyle rapping has secured him second place in this year’s America’s Got Talent.
Wed 24 September 2025
© Zuma Press/Alamy Rebel Wilson starts filming her girl group comedy
With Guz Khan and some real pop divas
24/09/2025 … Rebel Wilson has started shooting her new comedy movie about a girl group’s reunion in the UK.
© Vishal Sharma First look at Mackenzie Crook's Small Prophets
With Michael Palin and Pearce Quigley
24/09/2025 … Here is Mackenzie Crook from the set of his new BBC comedy Small Prophets.
'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24/09/2025 … Tommy Cannon has spoken emotively about feeling ‘helpless’ and becoming ‘withdrawn’ following the death of his comedy partner Bobby Ball.
'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’.