Jim Jefferies gets a late-night topical show
New deal with America's Comedy Central
03/03/2017 … Jim Jefferies is to host a new late-night topical show for Comedy Central in the States.
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Now Miranda becomes a children's author
03/03/2017 … Miranda Hart is to become a children’s author.
Learn comedy from Steve Martin
Comic legend starts online classes
03/03/2017 … Comedy courses are often treated with suspicion by professional stand-ups… but there's no questioning the credentials of the latest comedian to turn tutor: Steve…
E4 buys Last Man Standing
After Sky dropped the Tim Allen sitcom
03/03/2017 … Tim Allen’s comedy series Last Man Standing is coming to E4.
Cut off in their prime!
Bug hits iPlayer radio comedies
03/03/2017 … The BBC is investigating why some comedy programmes have been cut short on iPlayer.
Release date for two Dave Chappelle specials
...as Netflix plans a new stand-up offering every week
03/03/2017 … Netflix has announced that it will release its first two Dave Chappelle specials later this month – and confirmed plans to put out a new stand-up show a week for…
© BBC/Robert Pereira-Hind Celtic comedies hailed
03/03/2017 … Still Game, Patrick Kielty and stand-up Bennett Arron have all been shortlisted for Celtic Media Awards.
'We've all got issues. It's all about mummy innit?'
03/03/2017 … • 'Being naked does not embarrass me.