All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Gyles Brandreth and Susie Dent's podcast hits the road
07/10/2021 … Something Rhymes With Purple, the podcast in which Gyles Brandreth and Countdown’s dictionary maven Susie Dent examine the origin of words and phrases, has…
© Tiger Aspect/BBC Part of a big cast of familiar comedy names
07/10/2021 … A host of comedy names including James Acaster, Lou Sanders and Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe have joined the cast of the new BBC sketch show Lazy Susan.
© UKTV Christmas special named best comedy show
07/10/2021 … The Christmas edition of Meet The Richardson was named best comedy programme at the Broadcast Digital Awards last night.
...as he extends his stand-up tour
06/10/2021 … Geoff Norcott is to make his debut on Have I Got News For You next week.
06/10/2021 … Al Murray has announced dates for his next tour, before the current one is over.
© CBS Comedy launches on CBS tomorrow
06/10/2021 … The first reviews of the US remake of Ghosts are in – and deemed it a hit.
Comedy streaming service's deal with Samsung and LG
05/10/2021 … Comedy streaming service NextUp has been added to Samsung and LG smart TVs.
BBC One break for comedian – and doctor in virology.
05/10/2021 … Ria Lina is to make her debut on Have I Got News For You this Friday.
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