All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Just For Laughs ...but Montreal festival hails some of the finest nonetheless
29/07/2017 … Jim Carrey, Trevor Noah and Craig Ferguson were among the acts honoured at the Just For Laughs awards show in Montreal last night.
28/07/2017 … Morgan Rees has become the latest stand-up to make it through to the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy award.
...so says comic-turned-historian Kliph Nesteroff
28/07/2017 … The comedy bubble is set to burst in the next few years, a leading entertainment historian has warned.
West End dates for Graeme of Thrones parody show
28/07/2017 … Comedy parody Graeme of Thrones is transferring to London’s West End.
All the cast become mechanoids
28/07/2017 … TV channel Dave has released the first image from the new series of Red Dwarf XII, which is due to launch this autumn.
27/07/2017 … The way TV comedy approaches diversity is still ‘super-problematic’, one of HBO’s top executives has claimed.
The world's highest-earning stand-up
27/07/2017 … Jerry Seinfeld has topped the list of the world's highest-paid stand-up comedians.
27/07/2017 … Jon Stewart is to release his first stand-up comedy specials in 21 years.
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