Pleasance announces a new batch of Edinburgh Fringe 2022 shows
Tim Vine, Nick Mohammed, Jayde Adams and more...
03/05/2022 … Tim Vine, Nick Mohammed, Nick Helm and Jayde Adams are among the comics to have announced new Edinburgh Fringe shows today.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 03 May 2022
Radio 4 specials for Josie Long and Jen Brister
...plus a showcase of disabled comedy talent
03/05/2022 … Radio 4 has commissioned stand-up shows from Josie Long and Jen Brister – plus a showcase of disabled comedy acts.
'Lost' Morecambe and Wise shows get a DVD release
Wiped episodes tracked down and restored
03/05/2022 … A series of previously lost episodes of The Morecambe and Wise Show is to be released on DVD for the first time.
© BBC/Adam Lawrence Inside No 9 to be remade for US audiences
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are executive producers on Amazon adaptation
03/05/2022 … Inside No 9 is set to be remade for American audiences.
© ITV Billy Connolly to receive Bafta fellowship
Honouring his 'remarkable contribution' to TV and film
03/05/2022 … Sir Billy Connolly is to be honoured with the prestigious Bafta Fellowship.
Mon 02 May 2022
Stars to celebrate Barry Cryer's remarkable life
02/05/2022 … Some of comedy’s biggest stars are to pay tribute to Barry Cryer at a major celebration of his life next month.
Sun 01 May 2022
© BBC The Other One returns
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
01/05/2022 … Here’s our pick of the best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on-demand this week.
Gigs to Brighton your day...
The best of the week's live comedy
01/05/2022 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 9,349 events Chortle currently has listed.