Gold announces three new comedies
Including new show from Porridge creators
28/05/2015 … UKTV's Gold channel has announced three new comedy commissions – moving away from repackaged archive shows.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 28 May 2015
Wed 27 May 2015
Dave Chappelle to make UK debut
First London solo shows announced
27/05/2015 … Dave Chappelle is coming to London to perform his first ever full show in the UK.
Radio 4 orders heart attack comedy
Carey Marx adapts his stand-up show
27/05/2015 … Carey Marx is to adapt the stand-up show he wrote about his heart attack into a Radio 4 programme.
Nina Conti pilots a chat show
...despite fearing it'll be 'shit'
27/05/2015 … Nina Conti is recording a chat show pilot with her puppets interviewing celebrities, despite worrying that it will be 'shit'.
Noel Fielding cancels New York shows
'Unforeseen scheduling conflicts' blamed
27/05/2015 … Noel Fielding has been forced to cancel his sold-out week of performances in New York with less than two weeks’ notice.
Jason Manford hosts crowd-funding show
The Money Pit turns Dragons' Den on its head
27/05/2015 … Jason Manford is to front a Dragon’s Den-style TV show in which ordinary people invest in business ideas.
Australian comedy kingpin dies
John Pinder pioneered clubs and festivals
27/05/2015 … Leading Australian live comedy producer John Pinder has died at the age of 70, after contracting cancer.
Tue 26 May 2015
Fringe Society silent on Cowgatehead 'freeasco'
...as PBH steps up pressure on acts
26/05/2015 … It is a dispute causing sleepless nights for more than 150 comedians – but the Edinburgh Fringe Society is refusing to be draw into the 'freeasco' surrounding…