All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
A 21-year-old Patrick Kielty launches The Empire Laughs Back
01/11/2024 … Footage of a 21-year-old Patrick Kielty performing on the opening night of Belfast’s first comedy club has been posted online.
© BBC/Avalon Featuring beefs and ‘it goes or I go’
01/11/2024 … Chris & Rosie Ramsey are working on a new family entertainment show for TV.
31/10/2024 … Jim Davidson’s Ustreme streaming services is launching a weekly stand-up show.
University of Glasgow tribute as she receives end-of-life care
31/10/2024 … Janey Godley has been made an honorary doctor by the University of Glasgow.
© ITV Back in the hotseat... after 19 years
31/10/2024 … Lorraine Kelly is to guest host Have I Got News For You for the second time – 19 years after the first.
Final to be hosted by Lucy Beaumont
31/10/2024 … The winners of all the heats of this year’s BBC New Comedy Awards have been revealed.
'Part memoir, part stereotype-defying manifesto,’
30/10/2024 … Cally Beaton has written her first book, about her ‘mid-life reinvention’ from TV executive to stand-up comedian.
Watch some of her career highlights
30/10/2024 … Comedy actress Teri Garr – whose credits include Young Frankenstein and Tootsie – has died at the age of 79.
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