All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Claiming corporate 'fraud' has robbed him of royalties
18/10/2016 … Harry Shearer has accused film and music giant Vivendi of fraud, after revealing the pitiful amounts of royalties he receives from This Is Spinal Tap.
Caitlin Moran launches ambitious crowdfunding appeal
18/10/2016 … Caitlin Moran and her sister Caroline have launched an ambitious crowdfunding campaign to make a new series of Raised By Wolves.
In a new series for the W channel
18/10/2016 … David Baddiel, Ellie Taylor, Matt Richardson and Roisin Conaty are to become agony aunts for a new TV series.
18/10/2016 … Double Edinburgh comedy award nominee Kieran Hodgson is piloting a new sitcom for Radio 4.
© BBC 17/10/2016 … Fresh Meat actress Charlotte Ritchie is to star in a new alternative comedy 'panto for our times', debuting in London this Christmas.
New show for Mawaan Rizwan and Emily Lloyd-Saini
17/10/2016 … Comedians Mawaan Rizwan and Emily Lloyd-Saini are joining the BBC Asian Network.
© ITV/Big Talk 17/10/2016 … ITV has ordered another series of Cold Feet following its successful return after 13 years.
© Joeylamb88 | Creative Commons BBC presenter quotes the wrong catchphrase at Catherine Tate
17/10/2016 … BBC Breakfast presented Charlie Stayt made a major faux pas this morning – when he quoted the wrong catchphrase at Catherine Tate.
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