Dom Joly fumes over 'blatant TV theft'
Trigger Happy star's fury over Netflix documentary
26/06/2018 … Dom Joly has accused Netflix of ‘blatant stealing’ over a new documentary series.
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Tue 26 June 2018
Noel Fielding is such an angel...
Comic has his wings in a C4 short film
26/06/2018 … Noel Fielding is to play a dying angel in a new short film on Channel 4.
© BBC Cast announced for Simon Bird's first film
Monica Dolan, Rob Brydon, Tamsin Greig, Alice Lowe and Earl Cave
26/06/2018 … The cast of Simon Bird’s first movie has been announced, including Rob Brydon, Tamsin Greig, Prevenge’s Alice Lowe and W1A’s Monica Dolan.
Crowdfund a comedian (pt 2)
Leicester Comedy Festival renews its scheme
26/06/2018 … Organisers of the Leicester Comedy Festival have launched a crowdfunding campaign to help new comedians.
Mon 25 June 2018
Comics joke about their colleagues being raped
Dave Longley and Gavin Webster trade 'banter'
25/06/2018 … Two male comedians have come under fire for joking about their colleagues getting raped after gigs – and blaming victims for not looking after their own…
Comedy promoter Tim Rendle dies of cancer
25/06/2018 … Comedy promoter Tim Rendle, who ran the Lions Den Comedy Club in London, has died of cancer at the age of 45.
Filming starts on Scot Squad series 5
25/06/2018 … Filming has just begun on the fifth series of Scot Squad.
Tony Hancock's Australian writer dies
Almost 50 years to the day since comic took his own life
25/06/2018 … A prolific comedy writer who was working with Tony Hancock when he took his own life 50 years ago today has himself died.