All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Matt Crockett Pleasance reveals more 2018 Fringe shows
28/02/2018 … Tape Face, Mr Swallow, Tim Key and Mark Watson are among a new batch of Edinburgh Fringe shows to go on sale tomorrow.
© BBC Romcom filming in Bath this summer
28/02/2018 … John Cleese is set to star in a new film alongside his daughter Camilla and screen legend Sylvia Syms.
Sketches and chat coming this summer
28/02/2018 … Steve Martin has shot a live Netflix special with Martin Short.
Trouble on the set of Community
27/02/2018 … Chevy Chase made racist jokes to Donald Glover during the filming of US comedy series Community, show creator Dan Harmon has revealed.
27/02/2018 … 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown is to do an all-female show to mark 100 years since some women in the UK won the right to vote.
Journalist exploses Tim Ferguson's ‘vile and obscene campaign of bullying’
27/02/2018 … Australian comedian Tim Ferguson has apologised for sending crude messages to a critic who gave him a bad review more than 25 years ago.
Comic's stance after BBC show moved to Dave
27/02/2018 … Lee Mack threatened to pull the plug on Not Going Out – because he didn’t want the show being used to sell alcohol.
© David A Ellis / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 Sir Ken is coming out of hospital after six weeks
27/02/2018 … Sir Ken Dodd is leaving hospital after his successful treatment for a severe chest infection.
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