All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Comedy Central Comedy Central opts for a roster of comics for next season
07/12/2022 … The Daily Show will continue with a series of guests host once Trevor Noah leaves, broadcaster Comedy Central has announced.
But organisers are more vague about tackling accommodation crisis
07/12/2022 … The Edinburgh Fringe app will be back next year, organisers have vowed, after causing outrage by dropping the service to save money.
© C4 QI host on the mend from bronchial pneumonia
07/12/2022 … Sandi Toksvig has left hospital after being laid low with bronchial pneumonia while touring Australia.
© C4/Love Productions 'I am cheerfully passing the baguette on to someone else'
07/12/2022 … Matt Lucas is standing down as host of the Great British Bake Off after three series.
6ft 7in Australian was a familiar figure on UK stand-up circuit
06/12/2022 … Australian comedian Colin Cole – whose 6ft 7in frame was a familiar fixture on the UK stand-up circuit – has died at the age of 66.
06/12/2022 … Sky Comedy is branching out into stand-up specials, debuting shows from Katherine Ryan and Rob Beckett later this month.
Cancer survivor thanks comic for prompting a GP visit
06/12/2022 … A woman has thanked Ed Byrne for saving her life with a joke.
Anna Costello's Dead Canny up against Derry Girls and Big Boys
06/12/2022 … A first-time TV writer is up for a prestigious comedy award, alongside Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee and comedian Jack Rooke.
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