Comic guilty of 'condoning terrorism'
Sentenced for Facebook post after Paris attacks
18/03/2015 … French comedian Dieudonne has been found guilty of ‘condoning terrorism’ over a Facebook comment he made in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 18 March 2015
Becoming Bob Monkhouse
New Fringe play to celebrate 'comedian's comedian'
18/03/2015 … Bob Monkhouse is to be the subject of a one-man Edinburgh Fringe play, directed by the star of festival hit Morecambe.
Jackie Mason announces UK gigs
Three years after the 'farewell' shows
18/03/2015 … Jackie Mason has announced three London dates – three years after saying he would never be back.
TV awards hail Harry and Paul
18/03/2015 … Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse’s The Story Of The Twos has been named best comedy at the Royal Television Society Awards.
Will Clarkson host Have I Got News For You?
BBC dilemma as he's booked for May
18/03/2015 … BBC executives are facing a quandary after it was revealed that Jeremy Clarkson is scheduled to host an edition of Have I Got News For You.
Gig brawl over woman's loud laugh
Police called to Jeremy Hardy show
18/03/2015 … Police were called to a comedy gig after two women started brawling – in a dispute over whether one was laughing too loudly.
Tue 17 March 2015
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian How Inside No 9 made Jack Whitehall sick
17/03/2015 … Sometimes their gruesome comedy can be stomach-churning, but Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton literally made Jack Whitehall sick on the set of Inside No 9.
More dates for Reeves & Mortimer
17/03/2015 … VIC REEVES and Bob Mortimer have announced extra dates to their UK tour due to popular demand.