Radio 4 sitcom for Susan Calman
And a new show for Robert Newman
31/07/2014 … Susan Calman is to star in her own Radio 4 sitcom.
2014 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 31 July 2014
Actors seek more buck for their Bang
Dispute halts sitcom production
31/07/2014 … Production has halted on The Big Bang Theory as its stars fight for bigger pay packets.
© David Iliff/CC BY-SA 3.0 'Right to parody' becomes law
Legislation passes through Lords
31/07/2014 … The 'right to parody' has passed its final Parliamentary hurdle and will soon be enshrined in law.
Wed 30 July 2014
'Truth, trust, empathy and intimacy'
Academic studies stand-up's benefits
30/07/2014 … It's a fact most comedians probably already realise, but making an emotional connection with an audience can be more important than the actual jokes.
Dapper Laughs lands ITV2 show
Dating tips from 'ultimate lad' comic
30/07/2014 … Dapper Laughs, the internet comic who styles himself as the ‘ultimate lad’, has landed his own ITV2 series.
© ITV Johnny Vegas's criminal background
Comic discovers his ancestors were prisoners
30/07/2014 … Johnny Vegas has delved into his family's criminal past for a new ITV series.
Tue 29 July 2014
Scandi-sitcom for Adam Riches
New show about a comic who moves to Sweden
29/07/2014 … Adam Riches is to star in his first sitcom, as a failing stand-up who moves to Sweden.
Mon 28 July 2014
© Fox Krusty's unlucky 'bastard'
28/07/2014 … CHANNEL 4 has escaped censure from TV watchdogs Ofcom for airing an episode of The Simpsons containing the word 'bastard' at 6pm.