All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC High Hoops revolves around a high school basketball player
21/06/2024 … Peep Show alumni Robert Webb and Isy Suttie are reuniting for a new CBBC sitcom.
Star-studded Unicef bill announced
21/06/2024 … Top comics including Dara O’Briain, Romesh Ranganathan and Josh Widdicombe are to perform at a major fundraiser to support Unicef's work for children in…
© BBC BBC confirms 'no plans' for a sixth series
21/06/2024 … Bad Education won't be returning for a sixth series, the BBC has confirmed.
20/06/2024 … Comedians Eshaan Akbar and Jamie MacDonald are taking part in this year’s Celebrity MasterChef, the BBC has announced.
© Hugo Glendinning Three more months for John Cleese’s comedy
20/06/2024 … John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers has extended its West End run.
© C4/Avalon 65-minute immersive experience costs up to £100 a head
20/06/2024 … Taskmaster fans are up in arms after discovering the live experience costs up to £100 a head.
Broadcaster's comedy chief Jon Petrie on his quest for home-grown stories
19/06/2024 … BBC comedy chief John Petrie has insisted ‘it is still possible to make a sitcom on a BBC budget’ – despite production companies increasingly…
© C4 19/06/2024 … The Last Leg is to air a two-hour election special the night after polling day.
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