All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Comedian told immigration officers may take a dim view of critical comments
11/04/2025 … Australian comedian Alice Fraser has cancelled a planned visit to America, partly over fears her past jokes about Donald Trump might land her in trouble with immigration.
Eve Delaney and Ruth Huskisson follow in prestigious footsteps
11/04/2025 … Eve Delaney and Ruth Huskisson has been named as this year’s staff comedy writers for BBC Studios Audio department.
© Matt Crockett Recorded at comedy venues around the UK
10/04/2025 … Angela Barnes is to host a new Radio 4 stand-up showcase recorded at comedy clubs around the UK.
Sky to air homegrown version of US classic
10/04/2025 … Sky is making a British version of American comedy institution Saturday Night Live.
A first for the former newsreader
09/04/2025 … Former newsreader Angela Rippon is to guest host Have I Got News For You for the first time.
£5,000 first prize – and a support slot at Wembley Arena
09/04/2025 … Ricky Gervais’s vodka company is launching a stand-up competition with a £5,000 cash prize.
© BBC BBC 'poised to renew family sitcom'
09/04/2025 … The BBC is set to renew Here We Go for a fourth series, it has been reported.
© BBC Ruth Jones and Steve Speirs celebrate Welsh town
09/04/2025 … Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones is making a TV tribute to Merthyr Tydfil with fellow comedy actor Steve Speirs.
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