All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC Dead Ringers 'does more anti-Brexit jokes'
16/06/2018 … The script editor of Radio 4’s Dead Ringers has admitted there may be an inherent anti-Brexit bias in the satirical show.
16/06/2018 … This week's comedy on demand…Racist British ComediansAmerican journalist and humorist Harmon Leon delves into the shadier elements of British comedy's past with…
© BBC Writer's plea for more larger-than-life personalities
16/06/2018 … Sitcoms have ‘lost their nerve’ when it comes to putting larger-than-life characters on screen.
How characters fit four key archetypes
16/06/2018 … There’s a secret formula at the heart of almost every successful sitcom, aspiring comedy writers have been told.
As support for post-punk band The Nightingales
15/06/2018 … Stewart Lee is to perform his 1980s stand-up routine in support of post-punk band The Nightingales this autumn.
New audiobook version of Dickens classic
15/06/2018 … Eddie Izzard has recorded a new audiobook version of the Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations.
Hannah Begbie's debut to be adapted for the small screen
14/06/2018 … Former comedy agent Hannah Begbie has sold the TV rights to her first novel, Mother.
14/06/2018 … Stewart Lee has spoken about dying on stage at the Albert Hall, his plans for the axed fifth series of Comedy Vehicle, and of having his self-belief shaken…
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