All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Andy Hollingworth Crowdfunding for its Circuit Breakers scheme
27/08/2019 … Organisers of the annual Leicester Comedy Festival have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £3,000 to help support new comedians.
© BBC/Two Brothers Fleabag creator makes her debut this autumn
26/08/2019 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge is to make her debut hosting Saturday Night Live next season.
© Laurence Winram More than 3million tickets sold
26/08/2019 … The Edinburgh Fringe is claiming another box office record, with just over 3million tickets sold as of 4pm today.
Actress collapses on a night out
26/08/2019 … One of the stars of BBC comedy Soft Border Patrol has died after at the age of 36, after collapsing in a bar.
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
25/08/2019 … Our pick of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
25/08/2019 … It's a relatively quiet week as the comedy world recovers from the Edinburgh Fringe.
About criminals doing community service together
25/08/2019 … Stephen Merchant has written a new BBC One series about a group of criminals doing community service.
Simon Amstell and the rest of the week's comedy on demand
24/08/2019 … The week's best comedy on demand.
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