All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© ITV Dapper Laughs on THAT controversy
27/07/2015 … Dapper Laughs says he should have been ‘educated’ about rape, rather than losing his TV series over offensive comments he made at a gig.
© Alex Archambault / Creative Commons 27/07/2015 … Back To The Future legend Christopher Lloyd is to take part in the next series of Crackanory.
Police investigate former employee
27/07/2015 … The Edinburgh Fringe say they have uncovered a ‘sophisticated’ £220,000 fraud involving one of their employees.
Curtain comes down on The Mentalists
27/07/2015 … Stephen Merchant's West End debut is to close a month early.
Comic comes out to 'end a lifetime of secrecy'
26/07/2015 … Over the past 15 years, Will Franken has forged a reputation as a fast-paced, multi-layered character comedian.
25/07/2015 … Steve Coogan's American comedy Happyish has been cancelled amid poor ratings.
© Google Street View Last-minute Fringe venues announced
24/07/2015 … With less than two weeks to go before the start of the Edinburgh Fringe, free show promoter Freestival has announced its new hub venue.
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