2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 20 February 2015
© Toby Hancock/Rex Rowan Atkinson to play Maigret
French detective revived for two ITV films
20/02/2015 … Rowan Atkinson is to play French detective Jules Maigret in two two-hour films for ITV.
© funkypancake.com Nigel Havers joins BBC One's Stop⁄Start
20/02/2015 … Nigel Havers has joined the cast of BBC One sitcom pilot Stop/Start.
© BBC Radio 1 Dapper Laughs was a victim of 'bullying'
Defiant Daniel O'Reilly hits back
20/02/2015 … Daniel O’Reilly has said he was ‘bullied’ out of performing as Dapper Laughs – and that his freedom of speech was ‘100 per cent’ violated by the media…
Parks and Rec writer found dead
Suspected drug overdose for Harris Wittels
20/02/2015 … A comedian who wrote on Parks and Recreation has been found dead in his Los Angeles home at the age of 30.
Wed 18 February 2015
Catastrophe's Rob Delaney announces tour
18/02/2015 … CATASTROPHE star Rob Delaney has announced a short UK tour, playing seven nights in five cities in June and July.
Nick Mohammed to star in sci-fi blockbuster
Role in Ridley Scott's The Martian
18/02/2015 … Nick Mohammed is to appear in Ridley Scott's latest sci-fi blockbuster.
Chortle Awards: Vote here
18/02/2015 … Voting has opened for this year’s Chortle Award.