BBC orders a third series of Uncle
...but it goes online with BBC Three
03/12/2015 … Nick Helm's comedy Uncle is to return for a third series – but online.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 03 December 2015
Bunistoun duo unveil a new show
03/12/2015 … Burnistoun creators Iain Connell and Robert Florence are to debut a new live show at next year's Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
E4 orders more Chewing Gum
Michaela Coel's comedy to return in 2016
03/12/2015 … E4 has ordered a second series of Michaela Coel's comedy Chewing Gum.
© Finestripe/BBC Scotland BBC Scotland celebrates comedy greats
...and airs new sketches from Scot Squad
03/12/2015 … The comedy careers of Billy Connolly, Gregor Fisher and Johnny Beattie will all be celebrated on BBC Scotland this Christmas.
Their scripts don't stink
Writers Guild Of America nominees out
03/12/2015 … Veep, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Amy Schumer, The Last Man On Earth and Saturday Night Live have each picked up two nominated in the Writers’ Guild Of America…
Wed 02 December 2015
Hurry!
Daniel Kitson announces shows with just one day's notice
02/12/2015 … Daniel Kitson has announced two new gigs in London this week – just one day before they happen.
BBC drops 'terrorist-y' comedy
Radio 4 pulls The Lentil Sorters
02/12/2015 … The BBC has pulled a comedy show from its schedules because of fears over its plot involving a terrorist suspect.
Comic arrested for dozing on the subway
Matt Roper spends a night in the NYPD cells
02/12/2015 … Character comic Matt Roper has spent the night in a New York cell, after he was arrested for falling asleep across a couple of subway seats.