Tom Basden takes on Dostoevsky
New play for Manchester International Festival
05/03/2015 … Tom Basden has written new comic play based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s short story, The Crocodile.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 05 March 2015
Comic David Elms up for acting award
LA nomination for his short film
05/03/2015 … Musical comedian David Elms has been nominated for an acting award in Los Angeles.
June Whitfield joins EastEnders
Guest appearance opposite Kat Moon
05/03/2015 … Veteran comedy actress June Whitfield is to appear in EastEnders.
© BBC Revealed: The top TV comedies of 2014
05/03/2015 … Mrs Brown’s Boys was the most-watched comedy of 2014.
Wed 04 March 2015
BBC announces annual Ronnie Barker lecture
Top comic to spray a few worms about the spate of comedy
04/03/2015 … The BBC is to host an annual Ronnie Barker Lecture, designed to do for comedy what the Reith and Dimbleby lectures do for society and broadcasting.
© BBC Tracey Ullman returns to British TV
First UK sketch show in 30 years
04/03/2015 … Tracey Ullman is returning to British TV with a six-part series for BBC One.
Ben Miller to star in new sitcom
From Worst Week of My Life writers
04/03/2015 … Ben Miller is to star in a new comedy series from the creators of The Worst Week of My Life.
© BBC New sitcom for Kerry Howard
Witless follows Him & Her success
04/03/2015 … Him and Her star Kerry Howard is to star in a new BBC Three sitcom.