All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC/James Stack Photography Alison Steadman at the BBC Comedy Festival
16/05/2026 … It became the biggest comedy on British TV, but Gavin and Stacey had a modest start on BBC Three – and certainly didn’t have the brand recognition…
Appearing alongside Glen Powell and Li Jin Hao
16/05/2026 … A host of fellow comedians have joined Li Jin Hao in the upcoming Judd Apatow movie The Comeback King.
© Damian Bennett Reuniting with his Matilda collaborator Matthew Warchus
15/05/2026 … Tim Minchin is writing the songs for a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remake.
© Stephanie Gibson Radio 4 documentary strand back from the dead with new backers
15/05/2026 … The BBC is bringing back Josie Long’s Radio 4 series Short Cuts – less than two years after axing it.
© BBC/James Stack Photography Lee Mack talks about the sitcom, and maybe turning it into a play
15/05/2026 … Lee Mack wrote an episode of Not Going Out based around the funeral of Bobby Ball’s character – but scrapped it because it was too sad.
© BBC Studios Co-creator Akemnji Ndifornyen suggests talks are under way
15/05/2026 … America could be getting its own version of Black Ops, co-creator Akemnji Ndifornyen has suggested.
© BBC/Merman Amandaland's writers on the show's success
15/05/2026 … Amanda was the most obvious character to get her own series after Motherland – because she’s easy to mock in a way that’s always ‘punching…
Comedian and regular on Radio 2's Pause For Thought on the mend
14/05/2026 … Comedian Paul Kerensa is recovering at home after having a stroke.
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