All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Steve Ullathorne Expectation to have first refusal on comic's ideas as she looks towards non-scripted shows
13/11/2024 … Sophie Willan has signed a first-look deal with Expectation, the production company behind her hit BBC sitcom Alma’s Not Normal.
13/11/2024 … Harriet Kemsley has taken over as host of the podcast Desert Island Dicks.
© All3 Media Comedy career included Brass, After Henry and Not Going Out
13/11/2024 … Timothy West has died at the age of 90 after a long career spanning great classic dramas to countless comedy roles.
© HBO Watch the trailer for Hecklers Welcome
13/11/2024 … James Acaster has landed his first HBO comedy special, with Hecklers Welcome.
13/11/2024 … The finalists have been announced for this year’s Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year competition.
© Dish/Waitrose/S:E Creative Studio Comedian is trying out new material in the clubs
13/11/2024 … Judi Love says she’s planning her next stand-up tour.
© BBC Comic is also undertaking a 300-mile cycle challenge for Children In Need
12/11/2024 … Paddy McGuinness is to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story this week.
Comedian will be in this year’s Christmas show
11/11/2024 … Josh Widdicombe has been announced as the first celebrity to be taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.
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