Awards nod for Steve Coogan's Stan Laurel
...and for Maxine Peake as Funny Cow
31/10/2018 … Steve Coogan has been nominated for best actor at the British Independent Film Awards for his portrayal of Stan Laurel.
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Comedy archives and podcasts come to BBC Sounds
New audio service expands on iPlayer radio
30/10/2018 … BBC radio has added more than 100 hours of vintage comedy and drama to its newly launched Sounds platform.
BoJack Horseman will ride again
30/10/2018 … Netflix has renewed BoJack Horseman for a sixth series.
Taskmasker grows its audience
More than 1.4million watch each episode
30/10/2018 … Taskmaster is claiming record audiences for its seventh series.
Samson Kayo to star in new Dave comedy
...about two pizza delivery guys
30/10/2018 … Famalam and Timewasters actor Samson Kayo is to star in a new comedy for the Dave channel next year.
Protests at Louis CK's comedy club appearance
Comic back on stage in New York
30/10/2018 … Louis CK made another appearance in a New York comedy club last night – but this time was greeted by a small protest.
Bright Spark...
Aussie comic wins Beat The Frog contest
30/10/2018 … Australian comic Anna Spark has won the annual new act competition run by Manchester’s Frog And Bucket comedy club.
Sarah Kendall shoots a comedy-drama for Sky
Comic writes and stars in Frayed
30/10/2018 … Sarah Kendall is to star in new comedy-drama for Sky TV that she also wrote.