All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
'It's all gone a bit Lord Of The Flies'
15/01/2025 … Stephen Mangan is to star in a new Radio 4 comedy set on the fictional location where celebrities are cast away on Desert Island Discs.
© Fred. Olsen Comics join ships to capture travellers' memories
15/01/2025 … Jenny Eclair and Vic Reeves creator Jim Moir have joined the cruise-ship circuit.
Speaky Blinder tour to stream from tomorrow
15/01/2025 … Netflix has snapped up the rights to Chris McCausland's 2023 stand-up special Speaky Blinder.
Hosting a Top Of The Pops spoof for Brighton band Nature TV
15/01/2025 … Alex Horne appears in the new music video from Brighton indie band Nature TV.
Comedian and improviser had heart attack
14/01/2025 … Tony Slattery has died aged 65 following a heart attack, his partner has announced.
© Channel 4 Series 3 of Jack Rooke's comedy will be the last, C4 announces
14/01/2025 … Jack Rooke’s semi-autobiographical comedy Big Boys will end after its third series, Channel 4 has announced.
60 TV and radio shows in the running
13/01/2025 … Sixty finalists in this year’s comedy.
Eric Morecambe's glasses fetch £20,000 at auction
13/01/2025 … Eric Morecambe’s iconic glasses sold for £20,000 at auction this weekend – five times the upper estimate.
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