Revealed: How much comedians earn
... and when do most new acts quit?
21/05/2015 … Most aspiring comedians drop out of the circuit within three years of starting.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 21 May 2015
Ben Miller to make science Horrible
Comics star in new CITV series
21/05/2015 … First the BBC had a hit Horrible Histories – now ITV is to air Horrible Science.
'The courage to create change with humour'
Comic Kershi hailed as an Asian Woman Of Achievement
21/05/2015 … Comedian Sajeela Kershi hasi won an Asian Women of Achievement Award.
Peak time comedy
Stand-ups to perform UK's highest gig
21/05/2015 … Five comedians are to perform the UK's highest ever stand-up gig on the summit of Ben Lomond.
‘Please save some for my funeral'
Tributes flood in for Letterman's last Late Show
21/05/2015 … David Letterman bowed out of the Late Show last night, after 22 years on the air and 6,028 broadcast.
Wed 20 May 2015
Catastrophe up for top TV award
20/05/2015 … CATASTROPHE, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's Channel 4 comedy has been shortlisted for the best new programme of the year in the Edinburgh TV Awards, awarded during…
Radio 4's Sketchorama returns with a new host
...and a reunion of the Penny Dreadfuls troupe
20/05/2015 … Radio 4's Sketchorama showcase is to return with a new host, Isy Suttie.
© C4 Comics set for C4's new quiz show
Celebrity versions of Benchmark announced
20/05/2015 … Jimmy Carr, Vic Reeves, Mark Watson and Jason Byrne are to appear in a celebrity version of Channel 4's new daytime quiz Benchmark.