Katherine Parkinson to star in The Kennedys
New BBC sitcom from Emma Kennedy's memoirs
10/03/2015 … Katherine Parkinson is to star in the new BBC comedy based on the memoirs of Emma Kennedy, it has been confirmed today.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 10 March 2015
Mon 09 March 2015
© Matt Waldron/Creative Commons Simpsons mastermind Sam Simon dies
09/03/2015 … Sam Simon, who co-created The Simpsons, has died at the age of 59.
Alternative Comedy Experience axed
No series three for Stewart Lee-curated show
09/03/2015 … The Alternative Comedy Experience has been cancelled says Stewart Lee.
Al Murray's FUKP becomes an official party
09/03/2015 … AL MURRAY's Freedom United Kingdom Party has become officially registered as a political party by the Electoral Commission, allowing the comedian to stand on that…
26 gags a minute
Tommy Cooper impersonator sets new record
09/03/2015 … A Tommy Cooper impersonator has scooped the Guinness World Record for the most jokes told in a minute.
Sun 08 March 2015
Comedian presents an 'ISIS fundraiser'
Social media lands Sean Hegarty with a controversial show
08/03/2015 … A comedian is advertising a fundraising gig for murderous Islamic terrorists after a social media appeal went wrong.
R4 series for Barry From Watford
An agony uncle for the elderly...
08/03/2015 … Barry from Watford is getting his own Radio 4 show.
Nose news is good news
08/03/2015 … Monday March 9TV: Bluestone 42 returns for a third series about the adventures of a fictional bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan.