© BBC/Tiger Aspect Catherine Tate to tour this autumn
27/04/2016 … Catherine Tate is tour her comedy characters for the first time this autumn.
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Wed 27 April 2016
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© CBS James Corden hits 1billion YouTube views
Thanks largely to Carpool Karaoke
27/04/2016 … James Corden has racked up more than a billion views on YouTube for his US talk show.
© ABC Pilots for Aussie comedy stars
The ABC will run with one of them...
27/04/2016 … Some of the best-known faces on Australia's comedy circuit have made pilots for the ABC – at least one of which will be picked up fro a full series.
© UKTV Gold Who's in series 3 of Taskmaster
27/04/2016 … The line-up for the third series of Taskmaster has been revealed.
Comic under fire for 'retard' jokes
'Callous and gratuitous verbal violence'
27/04/2016 … The organisers of the Special Olympics have launched a campaign against comedian Gary Owen for using the word ‘retarded’ on stage.
BBC appoints a new comedy commissioner
Alex Moody will be a 'diversity champion'
27/04/2016 … Comedy producer Alex Moody, whose credits range from the British Comedy Awards to Nick Helm’s Bafta-nominated short film Elephant, has joined the BBC as a…
Tue 26 April 2016
They think this comeback's all over...
Nick Hancock gig pulled over poor ticket sales
26/04/2016 … He was once a regular face on prime-time BBC One, seen by up to 12 million viewers a week as host of They Think It’s All Over.
© BBC Scotland Scot Squad apprehends two Scottish Comedy Awards
...as does stand-up Keir McAllistair
26/04/2016 … Scot Squad and stand-up Keir McAllister have both scooped two Scottish Comedy Awards.