All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Civic award previously won by the team who found Richard III
15/11/2023 … Geoff Rowe, the founder of Leicester Comedy Festival, is being nominated for a top civic award to recognise his achievement of developing the festival over 30 years.
15/11/2023 … The Horne Section, Jonny and the Baptists and South African comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout have all announced tours for 2024.
With Frank Skinner, Scott Bennett and Ken Chen
15/11/2023 … Frank Skinner, Scott Bennett and Ken Cheng are all fronting new Radio 4 comedy shows.
No disciplinary action was taken against comic while he worked there
14/11/2023 … The BBC has said it received five complaints about Russell Brand's behaviour while he hosted radio shows between 2006 and 2008.
Comedian opens up about the grief for his friend
14/11/2023 … Bill Bailey has spoken about how he still experiences grief over the death of Sean Lock.
Comic makes his debut next month
14/11/2023 … Guz Khan is to host Have I Got News For You for the first time.
14/11/2023 … Smack The Pony star Fiona Allen has added 13 new dates to her On The Run tour.
Late comic's fans bombarded with Bitcoin spam
12/11/2023 … A cryptocurrency trader has hijacked the Twitter account of the late comedian and musician Neil Innes.
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