Including Jessie Cave, Sofie Hagen and Jonathan Coe
13/12/2018 … Jessie Cave, Sofie Hagen and bestselling satirical author of the Rotters’ Club, Jonathan Coe, have been added to next year’s Chortle Comedy Book Festival.
13/12/2018 … The nominees have been announced for the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, with Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel picking up four nods.
Stand-up on James Corden's talk show
13/12/2018 … Katherine Ryan made her stand-up debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
...as the latest recipients are named
13/12/2018 … The BBC has announced that Kat Sadler and Catherine Brinkworth are to receive this year’s Radio Comedy Writers' Bursary.
© Stuart Hogben Bill Bailey recalls a major BBC slip-up
13/12/2018 … Bill Bailey has been recalling the surreal moment when he read of his own death on the BBC website.
13/12/2018 … The founder of Montreal’s Just for Laughs Comedy Festival has been charged with rape and indecent assault.
Replacing Angela Barnes on Radio 4 Extra
13/12/2018 … Kiri Pritchard-McLean is to take over as host of Radio 4 Extra’s Newsjack.
12/12/2018 … Peter Kay is sitting on a £32million fortune, it has been revealed today.
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