All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Lawsuit over 'paedophile detector' sketch
06/09/2018 … A right-wing American politician is suing Sacha Baron Cohen for defamation over a prank on his series Who Is America? The comic conducted a spoof interview…
To launch his new book, Heroes
06/09/2018 … Stephen Fry has announced two dates at London's Eventim Apollo in November.
International deals for Peep Show, Detectorists, Plebs and more
06/09/2018 … Peep Show, Detectorists and Plebs are to be seen around the world under a raft of new TV deals.
Full line-up of Comedy Central's next season revealed
05/09/2018 … Jessie Cave will trade insults with her former boyfriend Alfie Brown in the next series of Comedy Central’s Roast Battle.
Alongside Kristin Scott Thomas
05/09/2018 … Sharon Horgan is to star in a new film based on the Military Wives choir.
New edition of How To Live after 13 years
05/09/2018 … Simon Munnery's short book How To Live has been republished after more than 13 years.
© Damian Bennett 05/09/2018 … Tim Minchin has added 18 more dates to his 2019 Back tour, his first in the UK in eight years.
BBC recommissions Guz Khan sitcom
05/09/2018 … BBC Three has ordered a second series of the Guz Khan comedy Man Like Mobeen Four 22-minute episodes have been commissioned, to be filmed Birmingham later this…
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