All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
...and the TV series he never got to make
22/03/2021 … They are a bunch of oddballs whose popularity has endured for decades, but Douglas Adams came to hate the characters he created for The Hitchhiker’s Guide…
21/03/2021 … Lee Hurst has briefly been suspended from Twitter over a crude tweet about Greta Thunberg.
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
21/03/2021 … The best of what's a pretty thin week for comedy on TV and radio.
The week's best comedy on demand
20/03/2021 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Comedians' firms sitting on £9million in cash
20/03/2021 … Ricky Gervais is sitting on a cash pile of at least £9million, newly filed accounts reveal.
© BBC Stars come out for Red Nose Day again
20/03/2021 … This year’s Red Nose Day telethon raised just over £52million for Comic Relief.
The Bristol Comedy Festival is back - with a star line-up
19/03/2021 … Bristol’s Comedy Garden will be back in June, organisers have announced, with a line-up including Simon Amstell, Dara O’Briain, Sara Pascoe and Nish…
...with the help of his mum and dad
19/03/2021 … Jack Whitehall has written a 'how to travel' book – with help from his mum and dad.
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