All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC/Comic Relief Comedian to take part in Comic Opera for Red Nose Day
11/03/2022 … Rosie Jones is going to attempt to learn how to sing opera in just 24 hours for Red Nose Day.
© C4/Plum Pictures C4 orders a second series about his high-end campsite
11/03/2022 … Channel 4 has ordered a second series of Johnny Vegas: Carry On Glamping, charting the comedian’s attempts to make a success of his high-end camp site.
10/03/2022 … Katherine Ryan has added a dozen new dates to her current tour, Missus this autumn.
© Ewan Munroe/CC BY-SA 2.0 10/03/2022 … The Naty new act of the year showcase is returning for a 40th year, now in conjunction with the Soho Theatre.
Offensive comic complains that 'minority prevails over the majority'
10/03/2022 … Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown has complained about ‘cancel culture’ after being banned from another council-run venue.
As Andy Dawson and Bob Mortimer’s podcast marks its sixth anniversary
10/03/2022 … Athletico Mince, Andy Dawson and Bob Mortimer’s podcast, nominally about football, is launching a premium subscription service.
© Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com Comedy raises cash for humanitarian crisis
09/03/2022 … Two major comedy benefits to aid the Ukrainian crisis have been announced at London’s Eventim Apollo.
© Channel 4 Based on police interrogations – and filming sex scenes
09/03/2022 … Ellie Taylor is to front two new entertainment shows for Channel 4.
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