BBC confirms air date for Tim Renkow's Jerk

'The ultimate kamikaze comedy rebel'

12/02/2019 … Tim Renkow’s BBC Three comedy series Jerk is to land on iPlayer on February 24, the Corporation has announced.

Second series for Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!

CBBC orders 52 new episodes

12/02/2019 …  CBBC has ordered a second series of Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! from Beano Studios.

Comedy Central revives Crank Yankers

...plus a new late-night show for David Cross

12/02/2019 … America’s Comedy Central is reviving Crank Yankers, in which puppets re-enact wind-up phone calls.

Chris Ramsey to launch a podcast with wife Rosie

Recorded in their South Shields living room.

11/02/2019 … Chris Ramsey is to make a new podcast with his wife Rosie.

Awards for Kevin Bridges and Michael McIntyre

...from the arenas they sold out

08/02/2019 … Kevin Bridges and Michael McIntyre have both won comedy awards – in a very exclusive pool.

New book from Chelsea Handler

...her first in five years

06/02/2019 … American comic Chelsea Handler has announced her fifth book.

Promoter Georgie Donnelly signs to global entertainment giant UTA

04/02/2019 … Global entertainment group United Talent Agency has hired comedy promoter Georgie Donnelly as a new UK-based agent.

Kevin Smith to tour UK

With his Hollywood Babble-On! podcast with Ralph Garman

04/02/2019 … Filmmaker Kevin Smith and actor Ralph Garman are bringing their podcast to the UK and Ireland for five nights in May.