Sky buys Merchant's Hello Ladies
27/06/2013 … SKY ATLANTIC has brought the rights to air Stephen Merchant’s new HBO sitcom Hello Ladies.
2013 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 27 June 2013
Wed 26 June 2013
It's a no-go for Bo's show
Burnham's MTV series 'cancelled'
26/06/2013 … Bo Burnham’s MTV sitcom Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous appears to have hit the rails.
© C4 Absolutely? Fabulous!
Radio 4 orders more from sketch team
26/06/2013 … Previously unheard sketches from cult sketch team Absolutely are to be broadcast for the first time.
Yes, execs ARE ruining TV
26/06/2013 … A former BBC boss has backed comedy guru John Lloyd’s claims that uncreative commissioners are ruining TV.
Tue 25 June 2013
Comedy Central gets more Men
25/06/2013 … COMEDY CENTRAL UK has bought the rights to the 11th season of Two And A Half Men.
Mon 24 June 2013
Australia hails its top comics
24/06/2013 … WOMEN have dominated the ‘best comedian’ shortlist in Australia’s premiere theatre awards.
'I despair for TV comedy'
QI's John Lloyd on the state of the industry
24/06/2013 … Comedy guru John Lloyd has launched a broadside against timid, interfering and indecisive TV executives – and hinted that QI could become an online incubator…
Tasting funny
Comedians compete in Celebrity Masterchef
24/06/2013 … Comedians Katy Brand, Shappi Khorsandi and Adrian Edmondson are to take part in this year’s Celebrity Masterchef.