Comics back Komedia's community ownership bid
'A bold, canny step' says Mel Giedroyc
07/12/2017 … Comedy names including Mel Giedroyc and Nick Helm have joined a campaign to help Bath Komedia become a community-owned venue.
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Thu 07 December 2017
© C4 Dom Joly blasts YouTube plagiarist
Trigger Happy star rails against 'desperate, unpleasant' joke thief
07/12/2017 … Dom Joly has accused French YouTube prankster Rémi Gaillard of stealing his ideas.
James Acaster makes a Sky comedy short
...as does Badman star Humza Arsha and the internet's Charity Shop Sue
07/12/2017 … James Acaster and Diary Of A Badman star Humza Arshad have made Christmas comedy shorts for Sky.
Clubbing together for the homeless
26+ stand-up nights in one charity fundraising drive
07/12/2017 … At least 26 comedy clubs are combining to raise money to help the homeless next week.
Wed 06 December 2017
Hannah Gadsby writes her memoirs
Ten Steps To Nanette out in 2018
06/12/2017 … Hannah Gadsby is writing her memoirs.
Tue 05 December 2017
Watch the Bobby Thompson adverts 'banned' from TV
Trigger warning: The comedian is – shock! - smoking!
05/12/2017 … Here are the adverts for Sunderland comedy hero Bobby Thompson deemed unsuitable for broadcast.
Channel 5 buys Will & Grace comeback
Comedy returns to the UK in January
05/12/2017 … Channel 5 has acquired the rights to air the revived Will & Grace in the UK.
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian First pictures from Vic & Bob's Big Night Out
05/12/2017 … Here are the first photographs for the long-awaited return of Vic Reeves's Big Night Out after more than 25 years.