© BBC David Walliams's new Fing
30/01/2019 … David Walliams next book will be aimed at a younger audience than his usual novels, publisher HarperCollins says.
Wed 30 January 2019
© BBC Tue 29 January 2019
Stand comedy clubs get a new MD
Arts centre bossMike Jones takes over from long-serving Kenny O'brien
29/01/2019 … The Stand comedy clubs have announced a replacement for Kenny O’Brien, its long-serving general manager.
Mon 28 January 2019
Mrs Maisel dominates the SAG awards
Trio of gongs for Amazon Prime show
28/01/2019 … The Marvelous Mrs Maisel swept the board at America's Screen Actors Guild awards last night with a hat trick of trophies of the night.
Sun 27 January 2019
Amazon snaps up Emma Thompson comedy
Playing a US talk show host in a film from Mindy Kaling
27/01/2019 … A new movie starring Emma Thompson as a late-night US talk show is coming to Amazon Prime.
Thu 24 January 2019
Meet the puntestants
UK Pun Championships finalists announced
24/01/2019 … The finalists have been announced for this year’s UK Pun Championships, run by the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Comics head to the Glasgow Film Festival
Michael Palin, Bo Burnham, Simon Amstell and more
24/01/2019 … Michael Palin, Bo Burnham, Simon Amstell and Alice Lowe are all set to attend this year’s Glasgow Film Festival, it was announced last night.
Marc Maron announces UK and Irish dates
Comic and WTF podcasting coming in March
24/01/2019 … Mark Maron has announced four English and Irish dates in April.
Lucy Porter to return to Radio 4
24/01/2019 … Lucy Porter is to make another Radio 4 one-off about parenting.