All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© David Wilson Clarke / Crosscut Media Kev takes Leicester Comedy Festival title
13/02/2024 … Kev Mud has been crowned UK Pun Champion for 2024 at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
© Netflix Featuring Chloe Petts and other 'genderqueer' comics
12/02/2024 … Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda is to drop on Netflix on March 5, the streaming service has announced.
The Answer Run based on snap 50/50 decisions
12/02/2024 … Jason Manford is to host a new daytime TV show, The Answer Run.
Emily Allen joins from Boffola Pictures
12/02/2024 … Sky Studios had announced that Emily Allen will be joining the team as commissioning executive for comedy.
© BBC/Monumental Pictures/Guido Mandozzi 12/02/2024 … Ghosts has been named comedy of the year at the comedy.
Comedian 'hounds Jewish audience member out of his show'
12/02/2024 … Paul Currie could face legal action after being accused of inciting antisemitic chants against audience members during his comedy show.
...as Russell Kane expands his Hyperactive dates
12/02/2024 … Omid Djalili has announced a new tour – in which he vows to yield to his inner anger.
Bestselling pop science book to be turned into an animation
12/02/2024 … Richard Ayoade is to narrate an animated version of Bill Bryson’s popular science book, A Short History of Nearly Everything.
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