All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Comedy Central Claims of twin towers escape could hit his career
17/09/2015 … An American comedian has been exposed for lying about escaping the September 11 attacks on New York's World Trade Centre.
$1m prize for British ventriloquist
17/09/2015 … Paul Zerdin has won America's Got Talent – and its $1million prize.
© BBC/Gary Moyes First pics from BBC's new comedy
16/09/2015 … These are the first pictures from the new BBC sitcom The Kennedys, based on the memoirs of actress, writer and TV presenter Emma Kennedy.
Two episodes of Python precursor At Last The 1948 Show unearthed
16/09/2015 … Two long-lost episode of the Monty Python precursor At Last The 1948 Show have been recovered after almost 50 years.
C4 releases two more comedy shorts
16/09/2015 … Channel 4 has released two more Comedy Blaps.
Lucy Lumsden to return to programme-making
16/09/2015 … Sky’s head of comedy Lucy Lumsden is to leave the company after six years.
15/09/2015 … DAWN FRENCH is to release a new novel next month.
First look at London 'experience'
15/09/2015 … Friends actor James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther, has launched a London exhibition dedicated to the long-running sitcom.
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