All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
First book from comedian behind the Clash Of The Comics wrestling extravaganza
10/10/2025 … Comedian Max Olesker has written a memoir about converting to Orthodox Judaism in the name of love.
© Channel 4/Expectation Comic makes a series about feline friends
10/10/2025 … David Baddiel is to follow up his powerful Channel 4 polemic about antisemitism – with a new series about cats.
New sketch responds to lawsuit
10/10/2025 … Spitting Image has responded to the legal action launched by Paddington’s copyright-owners… with a new sketch mocking them.
© Alex Lake New project for Amazon's Prime Video
09/10/2025 … Romesh Ranganathan is to host a new reality series for Amazon’s Prime Video.
© Sonny Malhotra Comedians' wrestling clashes coming to TV for the first time
09/10/2025 … Clash Of The Comics – in which comedians wrestle with each other and pros – is to air to U&Dave.
...as Omid Djalili explains his decision to play Saudi
08/10/2025 … Andrew Maxwell has become the latest British-based comic to play the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival, Chortle can reveal.
Creator mooted plans to revive one of the most-slated British comedy films ever
08/10/2025 … It was one of the most roundly slated British comedy films ever – yet plans have been floated to turn Sex Lives Of The Potato Men into a TV series.
© Netflix ...and here are the first images from Rowan Atkinson's new comedy
08/10/2025 … Rowan Atkinson’s new series Man vs Baby will launch on Netflix on December 11, the streamer has announced.
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