All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Broadcaster reveals stories from Donald Trump to Kenny Everett
15/03/2019 … Sky has announced the full-line up for the third series of its Urban Myths, fictionalising peculiar stories from culture and entertainment.
Just A Minute chairman to receive an outstanding contribution award
14/03/2019 … Nicholas Parsons is to be honoured with an award for his outstanding contribution to broadcasting tomorrow.
Actor played promiscuous milkman Pat Mustard
14/03/2019 … Pat Laffan, the actor who played smooth-talking milkman Pat Mustard in Father Ted, has died at the age of 79.
14/03/2019 … Timewasters is set for an American remake with rapper LL Cool J.
Including Scottish comic Susan McCabe
14/03/2019 … Seann Walsh and Susie McCabe have been added to the bill of the annual Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser at London's Royal Albert Hall.
Developed under a controversial scheme
14/03/2019 … The first play written by IT Crowd star Katherine Parkinson is to receive its London premiere.
14/03/2019 … Will Smith has performed his first stand-up comedy gig – after getting some tips from Dave Chappelle.
Sharon Burgess to leave Assembly
14/03/2019 … A senior backstage figure at the Edinburgh Fringe is to move to Australia to run Perth’s Fringe World.
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