All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© NBCU 'I'd rather be a hypocrite than an idiot' says Nanette star
26/07/2018 … Hannah Gadsby has admitted she is not quitting stand-up – despite promising to do so after her acclaimed show Nanette.
26/07/2018 … CBBC has ordered a fifth series of it award-winning a children’s comedy So Awkward.
Could his classic character return to TV?
25/07/2018 … Kelsey Grammer is working on a comeback for Frasier.
2019 dates for Would I Lie To You? trio
25/07/2018 … Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell are to tour the UK together.
'I hope this news makes some people happy'
25/07/2018 … Filming has wrapped on the fourth series of Catastrophe, star Rob Delaney has revealed.
© BBC/Hat Trick/Ellis O’Brien Frank Skinner announces the end of his panel show
25/07/2018 … Frank Skinner has announced the end of his panel show Room 101 ‘Room 101 is dead,’ the comic said in an interview with The Times.
Full series of Hypothetical for Dave
25/07/2018 … James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe are to host a new panel show for Dave based on ridiculous fictional situations.
Comedy Lineup: Part Two out next month
24/07/2018 … Netflix is to release its second batch of 15-minute comedy specials – including one taped by Aisling Bea – on August 31.
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