All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Celebrating the anarchic side of the Edinburgh Fringe
24/08/2024 … The winners of this year’s Malcolm Hardee Awards, celebrating the spirit of anything-goes comedy anarchy at the Edinburgh Fringe, have been announced.
Plus separate accolades for John-Luke Roberts and Eleanor Morton
24/08/2024 … Colin Hoult has won the Biggest Award In Comedy.
Joe Kent-Walters best newcomer, Rob Copland takes Panel Prize
24/08/2024 … Amy Gledhill has won this year's Edinburgh Comedy Award for best show for Make Me Look Fit On The Poster.
24/08/2024 … Elf Lyons has won this year’s ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award with Abby Wambaugh scooping the newcomer prize.
To tie in with the Paris Paralympics
23/08/2024 … Josh Pugh has made a spoof high-end sports documentary for the BBC.
© Steve Ullathorne Glaswegian comedian triumphs over 596 other hopefuls
22/08/2024 … Glaswegian comic Alana Jackson has tonight been named the winner of So You Think You're Funny? 2024.
© Simon Bray / Trevor Lake BBC comedy has echoes of the 'Canoe Man' who faked his own death
22/08/2024 … Dawn French and Mark Heap are to star in a new BBC One sitcom, Can You Keep A Secret?, apparently inspired by Canoe Man John Darwin faking his own death.
Ten comics will try to make each other laugh
22/08/2024 … Jimmy Carr is to front a UK version of Amazon’s hit comedy format, Last One Laughing.
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