All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Comic's response after venue bans his show over social media outrage
19/11/2018 … Scottish stand-up Leo Kearse has defended himself against accusations of transphobia, after social media protests forced an Australian venue to cancel his show.
Michelle Wolf's reaction as White House dinner spurns comedians
19/11/2018 … A comedian will not address next year’s White House Correspondents Association dinner for the first time in 15 years.
19/11/2018 … Bill Burr has announced a short UK tour for next year.
© ABC Australia's ABC renews a batch of shows
19/11/2018 … Australia’s ABC network has announced the return of a raft of comedy series.
As Sky releases the first clip
19/11/2018 … Diane Morgan and Robert Webb have joined the cast of Sarah Kendall’s Sky comedy Frayed.
Rich Hall and the rest of the week’s TV and radio comedy
18/11/2018 … The week's best comedy on radio and TV.
The best of the week's live comedy
18/11/2018 … The week's best live comedy.
Vicar of Dibley star and Spike Milligan collaborator John Bluthal dies at 89
17/11/2018 … John Bluthal, best known for playing dull parish council secretary Frank Pickle in The Vicar of Dibley, has died at the age of 89.
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