Howard's away
Russell adds global dates after Facebook appeal
19/06/2013 … Russell Howard is to perform his first dates in America – after asking his fans where he should play.
2013 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 19 June 2013
Absolute Radio moves into panel shows
Nick Hancock to host The Manuscript
19/06/2013 … Absolute Radio is making a rare venture into the comedy panel show, with a new series about masculinity.
Streaming stand-up
19/06/2013 … A COMPANY that streams live music gigs over the internet is making its first moves into comedy at the weekend – allowing stand-up fans to watch a live show from…
'We'll back 50 ideas... we only need one hit'
Comedy development studio launches
19/06/2013 … A new TV and internet studio is looking to back 50 new ideas – most of them comedy – in the hope that at least one of them is a hit.
And it's hello from him...
Rare Two Ronnies footage in new Gold show
19/06/2013 … Rare Two Ronnies footage will be aired in a new Gold series paying tribute to the duo.
Hollywood gets more Dumb
Sequel on the way - after 20 years
19/06/2013 … Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels are to reunite for a Dumb And Dumber sequel 20 years after the original.
Tue 18 June 2013
You're so full of scripts
BBC show inundated with comedy ideas
18/06/2013 … A new BBC comedy show that invited sketches from the public was inundated with more than 12,000 scripts.
Ryan gets death threats over Mock the Week gag
Targeted over line branded 'racist'
18/06/2013 … Stand-up Katherine Ryan has received vile death threats after a joke mentioning Filipinos on Mock The Week was interpreted as racist.