Li Jin Hao joins Judd Apatow film
27/03/2026 … Li Jin Hao has joined Judd Apatow's latest film.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 27 March 2026
Amanda Knox becomes a stand-up
Turning her wrongful conviction into comedy
27/03/2026 … Amanda Knox – the woman who was wrongly accused of killing her roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy – has become a stand-up.
Jack Dee and Mike Wozniak return to the Fringe
Assembly Festival announces another 90 shows
27/03/2026 … Jack Dee and Mike Wozniak are heading to the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
Thu 26 March 2026
'Trump' centre to honour Trump critic Bill Maher
Days after White House said: 'Bill Maher will NOT be getting this award'
26/03/2026 … Bill Maher is to receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, it has been announced.
© House of Commons/Roger Harris/CC BY-SA 3.0 Government 'has more to do' on live comedy
So says chair of Parliament’s culture committee
26/03/2026 … The Government still has more to do to support live comedy, the chair of Parliament’s culture committee has said.
© Pete Carr Photography Ken Dodd's charity donates £1.5m to Liverpool museums
Deal will include a new permanent display honouring comic
26/03/2026 … The charity set up by Sir Ken Dodd is to give £1.
Live gigs for Vic Reeves creator Jim Moir and wife Nancy
26/03/2026 … Vic Reeves creator Jim Moir has announced two live shows with his wife Nancy.
Joe Wilkinson's train of thought
Comic makes rail-based travelogue
26/03/2026 … Joe Wilkinson has made a Channel 4 travelogue taking train trips with celebrity guests.