Little Britain convinced me to do comedy
Luke Kempner picks his comedy favourites
23/08/2018 … Alistair McGowan So my first choice is from a man who has influenced me for many years since I was ten.
Thu 23 August 2018
Do You Think That's Wise? The Life And Times Of John Le Mesurier
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
23/08/2018 … The epitome of the urbane English gentleman to the end, John Le Mesurier’s final words before he slipped into a coma in 1983 were: ‘It's all been…
Hugh Laurie joins Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi comedy
Playing the captain of Avenue 5
23/08/2018 … Hugh Laurie is to star in Armando Iannucci’s new sci-fi comedy pilot, Avenue 5.
Sharon Horgan develops a new comedy for Amazon
Streaming giant orders a script for a show she would star in
23/08/2018 … Sharon Horgan is set to write and star in a new comedy for Amazon.
Maisie Adam: I wish I wasn't so tall
Edinburgh best newcomer nominee at Chortle's Fast Fringe
23/08/2018 … Comic Maisie Adam says she's so tall then when she sits on a date's knee, it looks like 'Im restraining him until security comes'.
Wed 22 August 2018
Big Bang Theory implodes
US comedy to end after 12 seasons
22/08/2018 … The Big Bang Theory is to end in May, at the end of its 12th series, makers have announced.
Rory O'Keeffe: The 37th Question
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jay Richardson
22/08/2018 … A curate's egg of a show, Rory O'Keeffe's storytelling hour engages and frustrates with the promise of a chance to dictate the narrative, yet no opportunity…
Who have the Edinburgh Comedy Awards panel overlooked, up to now?
22/08/2018 … This question was asked before today's shortlists came out.