All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Comedy Awards boss rejects calls for tighter rules on working conditions
04/08/2019 … Edinburgh Comedy Award boss Nica Burns has rejected calls for regulation to guarantee better terms and conditions for those working at the Fringe.
The best of the week's live comedy
04/08/2019 … The week's best live comedy.
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
04/08/2019 … Our pick of the week’s comedy on TV and radio.
© BBC/Two Brothers By America's Television Critics Association
04/08/2019 … Fleabag was the big winner at last night’s Television Critics Association awards.
Comic speaks up about his addiction
03/08/2019 … John Robins has spoken about his teenage addiction to fruit machines – saying that he could have been driven to suicide had he had access to online gambling…
03/08/2019 … Psycomedy Launched yesterday, this podcast aims to look at the psychology of stand-up.
Singer and impressionist had previously battled cancer
03/08/2019 … The singer and entertainer Joe Longthorne has died this morning at the age of 64.
© Button Hall Productions Image Type: Portraits Programme Maker: Monumental Shows head for new US streaming platform
02/08/2019 … British comedies Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats and Home will be available to US viewers under a new licensing deal.
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