All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Gene Reed Just 45 years after becoming a comedian!
01/05/2025 … Rosie O’Donnell is to make her Edinburgh Fringe debut – 45 years after starting her stand-up career The American comedian had her own daytime talk…
Trio reunite for an Edinburgh Fringe show
01/05/2025 … The Smack The Pony sketch team are reuniting – more than 20 years after their comedy series ended on Channel 4.
© Rachel Sherlock Events announced in London, Blackpool, Shrewsbury and more
30/04/2025 … A number of UK towns and cities have announced comedy festivals n the run-up to the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo All about the night he first tried stand-up while recoiling from a divorce
30/04/2025 … Bradley Cooper’s new film is based on the life of John Bishop, one of its stars has revealed.
Peter Richardson holds retrospective shows
30/04/2025 … Peter Richardson is reviving his Comic Strip Presents… brand for a series of gigs at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© BBC Others feature the likes of Elaine C. Smith and Ladhood’s Karan Gill
30/04/2025 … The BBC are to release a new series of comedy pilots featuring the likes of Fatiha El-Ghorri, Elaine C.
About a couple hiding a Jewish salesman from the Nazis
30/04/2025 … Simon Bird is to direct a comedy film about a couple who offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Second World War.
29/04/2025 … Samira Banks has signed up to the Blue Book comedy agency.
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