All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC Judges mark down comic's 'messy' dance
20/10/2018 … He may have survived tabloid scandal, but Seann Walsh's future on Strictly Come Dancing now looks tenuous - because of his dancing.
Comic will co-host alongside Graham Norton and others
20/10/2018 … Rob Beckett has joined the presenting team for Children in Need The comic will front the BBC One fundraiser alongside Graham Norton, Tess Daly, Mel Giedroyc,…
Dinosaur-themed podcst leads the week's comedy on demand
20/10/2018 … This week’s comedy on demand.
Department head launches new initiative
19/10/2018 … ITV has set itself a target to have an equal number of male and female writers across its comedy shows.
Seven weeks of gigs in Hyde Park attraction
18/10/2018 … London’s annual Winter Wonderland event is to host a nightly comedy club for the first time in its 11-year history.
Performers under pressure to be amenable in an oversaturated market, research finds
17/10/2018 … Comedians are being exploited because of the pressure to appear amenable to bookers and promoters.
© ABC Roseanne's anger at her sitcom character's death
17/10/2018 … Roseanne Barr has protested about the way her character has been written out of her own sitcom history.
Comics to pay tribute to their colleague, who also performed as Jack Russell
17/10/2018 … Comedians are to pay tribute to their colleague John Cowley at a memorial event in London later this month.
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