Australia remakes Who's Line...?
09/06/2016 … Australia is to make its own version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Comedian Tommy Little will host ten episodes of the improv format for The Comedy Channel, which…
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Thu 09 June 2016
Jimmy Carr to present Horizon
Special looking at the science of comedy
09/06/2016 … Jimmy Carr is to host an episode of the BBC's flagship science strand, Horizon.
Comedy Central's online push
Starting with a show from JaackMaate
09/06/2016 … Comedy Central is to commission more short-form videos in a bid to grow its online traffic.
BBC Three goes into the Big Field
Surreal comedy shorts commissioned
09/06/2016 … BBC Three is to release a series of surreal comedy shorts with scenes acted out from mash-ups of old audio recordings.
Wed 08 June 2016
Edinburgh Fringe programme launched
08/06/2016 … The Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme has been officially launched today, boasting 50,266 performances of 3,269 shows from in 294 venues.
'Tiity joke caused me mental distress'
Titi Pierce sues Ellen Degeneres
08/06/2016 … An estate agent called Titi Pierce is suing Ellen DeGeneres for making fun of her name.
Izzard vs Farage
Comedian joins Question Time panel
08/06/2016 … Eddie Izzard is to come face-to-face with Nigel Farage on tomorrow’s Question Time.
Noel Fielding's album released
08/06/2016 … LOOSE TAPESTRIES, the band Noel Fielding formed with Kasabian’s Sergio Pizzorno, have released their second album, NHS.