All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC Tim Davie speaks out as impartiality guidelines are unveiled
29/10/2021 … The BBC’s director-general has vowed that comedy shows should not be ‘neutered by a desire to play things safe’.
© Sky UK Ltd 29/10/2021 … Daisy May Cooper is to star in a new comedy thriller she has written for BBC One.
Unsanitized world tour hits these shores in May
28/10/2021 … RuPaul’s Drag Race champion Bianca Del Rio has announced a UK comedy tour.
© UKTV Comic leaves satirical show after four years and two broadcasters
28/10/2021 … Nish Kumar is standing down as host of Late Night Mash.
© Trevor Leighton Comedian returns to the London stage
28/10/2021 … Ben Elton has announced a two-week run in London’s West End this Christmas.
A funny crime thriller set in Glasgow
28/10/2021 … Frankie Boyle has secured a publisher for his first novel: a crime thriller set in Glasgow after the Scottish independence referendum.
BBC vs ITV for Children In Need
28/10/2021 … Russell Kane, Angela Barnes and Jon Culshaw are to take part in a special charity episode of University Challenge.
Comic's tour resumes after heart scare
27/10/2021 … Jason Byrne is set to resume his stand-up tour next week after undergoing heart surgery.
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