© Adam Johnson/Slapstick Barry Cryer hailed as a legend
10/02/2015 … BARRY CRYER is to be honoured as a 'comedy legend' by Bristol's Slapstick festival, following in the footsteps of Barry Humphries and June Whitfield.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 10 February 2015
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Did the Grammys snub Joan Rivers?
Comic omitted from 'in memoriam' reel
10/02/2015 … Joan Rivers fans are upset that the comedy legend was not honoured at the Grammy Awards's 'in memoriam' section at the weekend.
The IT Crowd in space?
C4 pilot for Linehan and Buxton
10/02/2015 … Graham Linehan and Adam Buxton have joined forces to write a new sci-fi comedy pilot for Channel 4.
The comedy podcast outselling Ed Sheeran
Top Ten slot for The Football Ramble
10/02/2015 … An album created by the team behind a successful comedy podcast has become a top ten bestseller.
Mon 09 February 2015
Miranda unveils some Hartwork
'Donation statues' for Comic Relief
09/02/2015 … Miranda Hart has unveiled a collection of Comic Relief ‘donation statues’ featuring famous comedy icons.
Early feminists in flatshare sitcom
Lucy Porter pens new Radio 4 comedy
09/02/2015 … Lucy Porter is writing an historical feminist sitcom for Radio 4.
Sarah Millican vs the trolls
...and why she will never play arenas
09/02/2015 … Sarah Millican used to count up every single insult that trolls sent her on Twitter.
Heckling encouraged
New comedy shows court the loudmouths
09/02/2015 … Hecklers are usually comedians’ biggest bugbear, with their drunken, unfunny contributions to the evening.