© BBC This Country's Michael Sleggs dies at 33
'He brought tremendous joy to all who knew him'
10/07/2019 … This Country star Michael Sleggs has died at the age of 33 of heart failure.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 10 July 2019
© BBC Tue 09 July 2019
Beano seeks funny folk
09/07/2019 … The Beano are offering three sponsored placements this summer to make funny videos for kids.
Mon 08 July 2019
David Baddiel to make a documentary about Holocaust denial
'I’ve always had a dark fascination with the subject'
08/07/2019 … David Baddiel is to make a BBC documentary about Holocaust denial.
The comedy of 'down under'
Comic Geraldine Hickey stars in mockumentary set in a sexual health clinic
08/07/2019 … Australian comedian Geraldine Hickey is to star in a new series of comedy shorts set in a sexual health clinic.
Sun 07 July 2019
Josie Long announces 2020 tour
New stand-up show about the ‘mind-bending intensity of new motherhood'
07/07/2019 … Josie Long has announced a 2020 tour of her new show, Tender.
Derry Girls scoop South Bank award
Another accolade for Channel 4 comedy
07/07/2019 … Derry Girls has been named best comedy in this year’s South Bank Sky Arts Awards.
© Adam Ethan Crow Mark Maier wins the biggest financial prize in stand-up
£10,001 for being named Petfringe Comedian Of The Year
07/07/2019 … Mark Maier has won the most valuable prize in stand-up.
© ust For Laughs/ Susan Moss Photography Jerry Seinfeld hits the UK... at £143 a seat!
The best of the week's live comedy
07/07/2019 … The week's best live comedy.