Goodness Gracious Me makes a comeback
06/03/2014 … THE cast of Goodness Gracious Me are to reunite as part of the celebratons of50 years of comedy on BBC, The team will film new versions of original sketches plus…
2014 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 06 March 2014
Vicar of Dibley to deliver Thought For The Day
06/03/2014 … Vicar of Dibley Geraldine Granger is to deliver Radio 4’s Thought For The Day as the station dedicates a day to fictional and comedy characters.
BBC Three cuts: More details revealed
Broadcast slot will go to BBC One +1
06/03/2014 … The BBC has revealed more details of its plans to close BBC Three as a broadcast channel.
UKIP tries to shut down comedy tour
Aggressive campaign against Jonny & The Baptists
06/03/2014 … UKIP is trying to stop musical comedy duo Jonny and the Baptists from touring.
Simon Pegg up for an American Comedy Award
06/03/2014 … Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright Louis CK, Doug Stanhope and Emma Watson are among the nominees in this year’s American Comedy Awards.
Comedy by numbers
Actuary sets new joke-telling record
06/03/2014 … Actuary Donald MacLeod has smashed the record for the most jokes told in an hour.
Wed 05 March 2014
Frankie Boyle 'back at the Beeb'?
Controversial comic writing a Radio 4 sitcom
05/03/2014 … Frankie Boyle is poised to return to the BBC, less than a year after its comedy chief claimed his controversial tweets would make a comeback difficult.
The full Montreal
05/03/2014 … COMEDY CENTRAL is to screen two stand-up specials from Montreal's Just For Laughs festival.