Absolutely back for a full series
Sketch team's comeback gathers pace
15/07/2015 … Cult sketch team Absolutely are reuniting for their first radio series.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 15 July 2015
Piff's on fire!
Magic Dragon wows America's Got Talent judges again
15/07/2015 … Piff The Magic Dragon has advanced to the next round of America's Got Talent thanks to a dramatic 'golden buzzer' intervention.
Tue 14 July 2015
Radio 4 comedies now downloadable
14/07/2015 … ALMOST all of Radio 4’s comedy output will be made available to download from this week.
© BBC/Fremantle Productions BBC One cuts its comedy output
Programming falls by a quarter
14/07/2015 … BBC One has cut the amount of comedy it airs by a quarter.
Mon 13 July 2015
John Oliver joins Danger Mouse
13/07/2015 … John Oliver has joined the cast of Danger Mouse.
Sun 12 July 2015
Brendon Burns roasts the comedy industry
12/07/2015 … Here is the full audio recording Brendon Burns's keynote speech from the Chortle conference.
Elves, a magic dragon... and Julian Clary
12/07/2015 … The comedy week ahead… Monday July 13LIVE IN MANCHESTER: Tom Basden's adaptation of the absurd Fyodor Dostoevsky short story The Crocodile has its preview performance…
Sat 11 July 2015
Cheers actor Roger Rees dies
He played Brit tycoon Robin Colcord
11/07/2015 … Roger Rees, who played aloof British tycoon Robin Colcord in Cheers, has died at the age of 71.