The Vicar of Dibley is first class!
New stamps to celebrate Dawn French comedy
09/01/2025 … The Royal Mail is to issue 12 stamps celebrating The Vicar of Dibley.
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Russell Howard abandons publicity tour amid LA wildfires
Comic's TV appearance cancelled
08/01/2025 … Russell Howard has had to abandon some of his work publicising his new stand-up special because of the Californian wildfires.
Third and final series for ITV comedy The Dry
Roisin Gallagher to return as recovering alcoholic Shiv Sheridan
08/01/2025 … ITV has commissioned a third and final series of its comedy The Dry, starring Roisin Gallagher as recovering alcoholic Shiv Sheridan.
© Elaine Livingstone Glasgow gets its biggest comedy festival yet
08/01/2025 … The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has unveiled its biggest line-up yet, with more than 550 shows.
BBC Comedy Collective returns
Bursary scheme for 'mid-level' comedy creatives
08/01/2025 … Applications will open on Monday for ‘mid-level comedy creatives’ to join the third cohort of the BBC Comedy Collective.
Alan Cumming and Natalie Cassidy join Boarders
BBC's private school comedy returns next month
08/01/2025 … Alan Cumming and Natalie Cassidy have joined the cast of BBC comedy Boarders.
© BBC/Monumental Could Ghosts become a movie?
Comedy is the subject of tabloid speculation
08/01/2025 … Is Ghosts about to become a movie? The Daily Star today reports that a big-screen version of the hit BBC comedy is in the works, with filming set to start…
Alice Fraser celebrates the romantic novel
08/01/2025 … Australian comic Alice Fraser has announced a short UK tour to promote her new book.