© Big Deal Films Dreaming Whilst Black heads to the US
New audience for Adjani Salmon’s comedy
02/08/2023 … Adjani Salmon’s BBC comedy Dreaming Whilst Black is to air in the US.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 02 August 2023
© Big Deal Films 
© Expectation/UKTV Katherine Ryan to make a parenting show with her family
Testing out child-rearing tips on Parental Guidance
02/08/2023 … Katherine Ryan is to invite TV cameras into her family life as she tries a series of ‘extreme parenting techniques’ for a documentary series.
© Apple TV+ Criminally talented! Top names join Noel Fielding's highwayman comedy
Famous names galore in The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
02/08/2023 … Apple TV+ has today announced a star-studded cast joining Noel Fielding in the upcoming comedy series The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 panel announced
...as the Fringe gets under way
02/08/2023 … The judging panel for this year’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards has been announced, as the first previews at the Fringe get under way.
Sex worker turned comic Bella Green dies at 38
Friends launch crowdfunder for Aussie stand-up's funeral
02/08/2023 … Australian sex worker turned stand-up comedian Bella Green has died aged 38.
Tue 01 August 2023
Frank Skinner to headline Underbelly's Big Brain Tumour Benefit
Major Edinburgh Fringe fundraiser
01/08/2023 … Underbelly has announced the initial line-up for its fifth Big Brain Tumour Benefit in its biggest venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, McEwan Hall.
David Baddiel to write about The Male Gaze
Can men objectify women’s bodies while respecting their minds?
01/08/2023 … David Baddiel is to write a book about masculinity entitled The Male Gaze.
Celebrating The Royle Family's Silver Jubilee
Gold to revamp documentary with Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash
01/08/2023 … Comedy channel Gold has ordered a two-hour documentary to mark 25 years of The Royle Family.