When is Ken Dodd's funeral?
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral to host tribute
16/03/2018 … Sir Ken Dodd's funeral will be held at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral on Wednesday March 28, it has been announced.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 16 March 2018
500 thank-yous
Success for crowdfunder to make comedy reviewing more diverse
16/03/2018 … A crowdfunding appeal to help Chortle widen the range of critical voices at the Edinburgh Fringe has hit its target within a week.
© BBC Early Doors to tour the UK
16/03/2018 … The live version of the Early Doors sitcom is to tour the UK.
Thu 15 March 2018
Key and Peele reunite for animated comedy
15/03/2018 … Sketch duo Key and Peele are to reunite in a new animated comedy film.
The gloves are off!
Comedy Central sued over penis massage clips
15/03/2018 … Comedy Central is being sued for £1.
It's the grand old jokes of York
Great Yorkshire Fringe to return
15/03/2018 … The Great Yorkshire Fringe is to return to York, with comics including Omid Djalili, Stephen K Amos and Tony Slattery among the first to be announced.
Comedy Central orders Sofie Hagen and Fin Taylor shorts
New round of online commissions
15/03/2018 … Sofie Hagen and Fin Taylor are to star in new series of shorts commissioned by Comedy Central.
Getting some atTENtion
15/03/2018 … Irish broadcaster RTÉ and the Irish Film Board today announced the ten projects that they are to develop under its new scripted comedy initiative.