All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Steve Ullathorne Tez Ilyas says overwhelmingly white judges overlook ethnic acts
02/05/2018 … The Edinburgh Comedy Awards are biased against acts from ethnic minority backgrounds, comic Tez Ilyas has alleged.
02/05/2018 … Frank Skinner his to host this year’s Edinburgh TV Awards, it has been announced.
All of season 4 is recut into new episodes
02/05/2018 … The fourth season of Arrested Development is to be re-released – as a remix.
BBC commissions sitcom's fifth series
02/05/2018 … Still Open All Hours is to return to BBC One for a fifth series.
02/05/2018 … Whoopi Goldberg has announced two UK dates promising observations on current events and other topics, followed by a question and answer session.
Sally4Ever to air later this year
01/05/2018 … Julia Davis is making a new comedy series for Sky One Sally4Ever follows the life of Sally who, for 10 years, has lived a comfortable and dull suburban life with…
For writing the Mean Girls book
01/05/2018 … Tina Fey has been nominated for a Tony Award for writing the book of the Mean Girls musical on Broadway.
Publisher says title infringes their trademark
01/05/2018 … Two comedians have been forced to change the name of their Brighton Fringe show – after being threatened with legal action for breaking a trademark.
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