© BBC Liam Williams unveils new play
Travesty to premiere at Latitude
03/03/2016 … Liam Williams is to unveil his debut play at the Latitude Festival.
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Thu 03 March 2016
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Will Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle get a fifth series?
03/03/2016 … Stewart Lee has suggested the future of his BBC Two show could be at risk from management changes at the Corporation.
Wed 02 March 2016
Channel 4 signs prankster Brodkin
VW stunt was for a new online series
02/03/2016 … Simon Brodkin's stunt at a VW car launch was for a new Channel 4 prank show, it can be revealed.
Farewell, Father Jack
Irish president joins mourners for comedy star
02/03/2016 … Irish president Michael D Higgins was among the mourners who turned out for the funeral of Father Ted actor Frank Kelly in Dublin today.
Comedian dupes BBC News
Darius Davies pretends to have been on stag do flight
02/03/2016 … Comedian Darius Davies has duped BBC News into letting him on air – where he made up a story about a rowdy airline passenger twirling his penis around.
Tue 01 March 2016
ITV2 to launch 'the new 11 O'Clock Show'
Topical showcase for upcoming comics
01/03/2016 … ITV2 is launching a new version of The 11 O'Clock Show, featuring Dane Baptiste, Lolly Adefope, Bobby Mair, Natasia Demetriou and Rhys James.
Simon Brodkin invades VW presentation
01/03/2016 … <p> Simon Brodkin has struck again – pranking a Volkswagen executive over the comapany's emissions scandal.
Student comedy award: Oxford votes are open
01/03/2016 … Votes have now opened for the People's Choice award for the Oxford leg of the Chortle Student Comedy award.