© NBC Tina Fey 'to join the Muppets'
09/01/2013 … Tina Fey is set to be the female lead in the next Muppet movie.
2013 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 09 January 2013
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Radio drama nod for Alice Lowe
...and Garth Marenghi co-star Matt Berry
09/01/2013 … A radio comedy created by Sightseers star Alice Lowe is up for a BBC drama award.
Jo Caulfield in stereo
Comic's second radio commission this week
09/01/2013 … Radio 4 has commissioned a series of Jo Caulfield’s live storytelling show, The Speakeasy.
© BBC 'Worst Week' set to be a stage show
Creators working on a comeback
09/01/2013 … BBC One sitcom The Worst Week of My Life could be heading for a comeback – but as a stage play.
Josh Widdicombe signs for XFM
09/01/2013 … Josh Widdicombe has been signed up to present a weekend radio show on London’s XFM.
Cheggers blasted over tweet
09/01/2013 … Keith Chegwin has landed in hot water over his Twitter feed – but this time, it’s not for plagiarising gagsA tweet from the notorious joke thief has been rapped…
Tue 08 January 2013
Comics can shame 'abuser'
Stanhope, Andrist win legal fight
08/01/2013 … A stand-up is set to release a video of him confronting a man he claims molested him as a child, after overturning a gagging order.
Mon 07 January 2013
R4 gets to Noah good comic
South African's stand-up show to air
07/01/2013 … Trevor Noah’s acclaimed stand-up show The Racist is to be recorded for Radio 4.