All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Andy Hollingworth John Moloney's plan to balance TV's youth bias
17/11/2017 … John Moloney is shooting a stand-up series for comics over-50 in response to TV's bias towards young comedians.
17/11/2017 … BBC Scotland has been accused of ripping off an up-and-coming stand-up.
'You have to keep challenging yourself'
17/11/2017 … A comedian is to perform seven gigs in seven languages in seven nations in seven days.
Sarah Silverman on her friend Louis CK
17/11/2017 … Sarah Silverman has responded to the revelations about Louis CK, admitting that she’s conflicted about how one of her best friends could have sexually harassed…
Panel show causes most offence
16/11/2017 … Have I Got News for You has topped a list of complaints made to the BBC in the past two weeks The contentious episode, in which host Jo Brand took the all-male…
16/11/2017 … Greg Davis, Sarah Millican Simon Pegg and Johnny Vegas are among the guests on the next series of Channel 4’s Friday Night Feasts.
...even if the jokes aren't always funny
16/11/2017 … Comedians need to keep making jokes about Donald Trump – even if it’s hard to be original and near-impossible to exaggerate his failings for comic effect.
Mash-up sketch for Children In Need
16/11/2017 … Scot Squad and River City have joined together for a mash-up sketch for BBC's Children In Need.
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