Sitcom star Christopher Beeny dies at 78
From In Loving Memory and Last of the Summer Wine
08/01/2020 … Christopher Beeny, who starred in the sitcoms In Loving Memory and Last of the Summer Wine has died at the age of 78.
Wed 08 January 2020
Standing Up, Falling Down trailer
When the comedy dream doesn't work out...
08/01/2020 … A new trailer has just been released for Standing Up, Falling Down – a movie that tells of what happens when a failed stand-up returns home.
© Andrew Hurley/CC BY-SA 2.0 Carry on Kemping
Rhys Thomas and the Kemp brothers are making a Spandau Ballet mockumentary for the BBC
08/01/2020 … BBC Four had an unexpected hit with their Bros documentary After The Screaming Stops.
Tue 07 January 2020
© Just For Laughs Glasgow comedy festival announces its 2020 line-up
07/01/2020 … The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has announced its full 2020 programme, featuring the likes of Trevor Noah, Steve Martin and Martin…
Sex Education season 2 trailer
07/01/2020 … Netflix has released a trailer for the second series of Sex Education.
What country is stand-up Daliso Chaponda from?
07/01/2020 … Test your knowledge of some of the big comedy events of 2019 with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster…
Funnymen nominated for BBC Audio Drama Awards
...but no women in the comedy categories
07/01/2020 … Alexei Sayle, Terry Alderton, Phil Wang and Mark Steel are among the nominees in this year’s BBC Audio Drama Awards.
The ParaPod Movie prologue
On the day movie gets its premiere
07/01/2020 … Ian Boldsworth has released an outtake from their forthcoming ParaPod movie.