All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Damian Bennett Tim Minchin talks about Sometimes You Have To Be a Little Bit Naughty
14/09/2022 … Tim Minchin has turned as second song from Matilda The Musical into a children’s book.
Broadcaster makes cuts to Last Week Tonight
14/09/2022 … Sky TV has censored John Oliver for talking about the Queen.
© BBC Queen's death continues to keep comedy off-air
14/09/2022 … The BBC has postponed Stewart Lee’s stand-up special, Tornado, for a second time.
© Angst Productions ...but good news as Ghosts gets a launch date
13/09/2022 … Mock The Week and Have I Got News For You have joined the schedule casualties in the wake of the Queen’s death.
© Matt Crockett For new and established writers
13/09/2022 … Submissions are now open for the fourth annual Comedy Women in Print prize.
13/09/2022 … Brett Goldstein has another Emmy award to add to his collection.
© C4 Actress best known as Grange Hill's Mrs McClusky
12/09/2022 … Gwyneth Powell, who played Greg Davies’s mum on Man Down, has died at the age of 76.
© BBC Oliver Callan and other comics address the issue in a new BBC podcast
12/09/2022 … Oliver Callan is to look at why the British know so little about Ireland in a new BBC Sounds podcast.
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