Jenny Eclair gets more Lifetimes
R4 recommissions monologue series
14/10/2014 … Radio 4 has commissioned a second series of Jenny Eclair's Little Lifetimes monologues.
2014 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 14 October 2014
Loudmouth 'fan' drives McIntyre offstage
Front-row punter kept interrupting gig
14/10/2014 … Michael McIntyre called a halt to a stand-up show last night – because of a woman talking persistently and loudly in the front row.
Bill Maher announces London show
14/10/2014 … American satirist Bill Maher has announced a one-off London show.
Mon 13 October 2014
Men Behaving Badly reunion
Clunes and Morrissey's comeback sketch for charity
13/10/2014 … Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey are to revive their Men Behaving Badly characters.
Emmy Awards overlook British comedies
13/10/2014 … BRITAIN has failed to land a single comedy nomination in this year's international Emmys.
Heckled by the cops...
Bizarre encounter captured on video
13/10/2014 … Comedian Adam Newman has been heckled by police officers – who told him to 'shut up' when they burst into his show to arrest an audience member.
Cleese turns the air (Norwegian) blue...
ITV apologise for John's 'bastard'
13/10/2014 … ITV has apologised after John Cleese swore live on today's This Morning.
E4 gets into bed with Jane The Virgin
13/10/2014 … E4 has bought the rights to US comedy series Jane The Virgin.