All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© B Rosen/CC BY-SA 2.0 ...but few are booking tickets, and most not before November
15/05/2020 … Three-quarters of theatre audiences are itching for the return of a live event.
New book about the 'green shoots of hope' for humanity
15/05/2020 … Ruby Wax has written a new book, sharing hopeful news about the future of humanity.
Production company snaps up rights to Come Again
14/05/2020 … Robert Webb's debut novel is set to be adapted for TV.
Comics come to the aid of former stand-up stuck in Cambodia
14/05/2020 … Comedians have rallied to the aid of a former colleague who has become stranded in Cambodia by coronavirus.
Frustration of the online comedy creator
14/05/2020 … An online comedian has spoken about his frustration after a video his sketch troupe made went viral – without any credit.
'Daft chat of absolutely no consequence' proves a winning formula
14/05/2020 … Jason Manford and Frank Skinner are celebrating a rise in their radio audiences.
© BBC / Mentorn 14/05/2020 … Dara Ó Briain is to release his third children’s science book, this one about the possible existence of aliens.
...in a way that even he concedes might be 'needlessly contrary’
14/05/2020 … Daniel Kitson is to release his 2009 Edinburgh Festival show The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church online.
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