John Kearns to star in cop comedy
With Irish comic Conor McKenna
20/03/2014 … John Kearns is to star in a new Naked Gun-style BBC Three comedy set in the police force.
2014 Archives
Thu 20 March 2014
Elis James to star in BBC Three prison comedy
600 Days set in a Young Offenders' Institution
20/03/2014 … The BBC is to make a comedy series set in a Young Offenders’ Institution, which will give Elis James his first acting break.
Wed 19 March 2014
America's FX orders The Comedians
19/03/2014 … America is to get another sitcom set behind the scenes of a late-night sketch comedy show.
Smashed it!
Comedians set new stand-up record
19/03/2014 … After more than 82 hours of continuous comedy, the record for the longest stand-up gig was broken in Portsmouth last night.
Comedians celebrate BBC Two's big 5-0
Details of special shows revealed
19/03/2014 … BBC Two has confirmed details of the comedy shows lined up to mark its 50th anniversary.
McIntyre's chat show sheds viewers
19/03/2014 … MICHAEL McINTYRE’s chat show has lost 400,000 viewers in a week.
Pythons to record new songs
As greatest hits album is re-released
19/03/2014 … Monty Python are to release five new songs ahead of their London comeback shows this summer.