'Institutionalised paranoia has corrupted us'
Chris Morris talks about his new film, as a trailer is released
07/08/2019 … Chris Morris has spoken about his new film, The Day Shall Come, as the first trailer has been released.
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Wed 07 August 2019
Nicholas Parsons misses another Just A Minute taping
Comic, 95, said to be suffering from a bad back
07/08/2019 … Nicholas Parsons missed a recording of Radio 4’s Just A Minute last night after falling ill.
Atlanta renewed for a fourth season
Donald Glover's comedy to return
07/08/2019 … Donald Glover's comedy series Atlanta has been renewed for a fourth series.
Tue 06 August 2019
© John Fleming Malcolm Hardee Awards make a comeback
Celebrating anarchic spirit at the Edinburgh Fringe
06/08/2019 … The Malcolm Hardee Awards are being revived at the Edinburgh Fringe after a year off.
© BBC Bafta to honour Steve Coogan
After playing Stan Laurel he wins the Charlie Chaplin award
06/08/2019 … Steve Coogan is to receive this year’s Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy from Bafta.
Booker-winning novel about stand-up could become a movie
Studio options A Horse Walks Into A Bar
06/08/2019 … The Booker-winning novel about a stand-up comedian, A Horse Walks Into A Bar, could be turned into a movie.
Amazon to air Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's ghost-hunting comedy
Truth Seekers goes into production next month
06/08/2019 … Nick Frost and Simon Pegg’s comedy-horror series Truth Seekers is to be released on Amazon Prime, the streaming service has announced.
Mon 05 August 2019
Comedian selected to stand as an MP for the Brexit Party
Dominic Frisby vows: 'If people vote for something, it must happen'
05/08/2019 … Comedian Dominic Frisby is to stand as a candidate for Nigel Farage's Brexit Party in the next general election.