All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Avalon/UKTV Steve Coogan and Sarah Solemani's #MeToo comedy-drama
24/08/2021 … Lolly Adefope, Wanda Sykes and Sienna Miller have joined the cast of Steve Coogan’s new Channel 4 comedy-drama Chivalry.
© Matt Crockett 24/08/2021 … Joe Lycett is to present a two-hour live life-drawing session on the BBC next month.
© UKTV Plus Champions of Champions special
23/08/2021 … The recording dates of the 13th series of Taskmaster have been set – including the next Champion Of Champions special.
© BBC/Hungry McBear 23/08/2021 … Michael McIntyre is exporting his BBC game show The Wheel to the US – with him as host.
© BBC Celebrity judges for the new series
23/08/2021 … Matt Lucas and Kathy Burke are to be among the guest judges on the next series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, it has been revealed.
Shaun Keaveny to narrate rock and roll myths
23/08/2021 … Absolute Radio has announced its first scripted comedy series.
© ITV Comic lined up for Gassed Up with rapper Mist
23/08/2021 … Joel Dommett is set to appear in the BBC’s new ‘high octane’ motoring show Gassed Up.
23/08/2021 … John Cleese is to make a new Channel 4 series about so-called ‘cancel culture’.
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