© BBC/Tiger Aspect Is Catherine Tate's joke so offensive?
Tabloid accuses Nan of sparking 'a race storm'
02/12/2015 … The Daily Star is trying to whip up a race row around Catherine Tate's Nan.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 02 December 2015
© BBC/Tiger Aspect Tue 01 December 2015
Al Murray announces 2016 tour
01/12/2015 … Al Murray has announced a 47-date UK tour next year.
Celia Pacquola wins Australian Academy award
01/12/2015 … COMEDIAN Celia Pacquola has won an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award for her role in Utopia.
Comedian subject of an arrest warrant
'Just a screw-up over dates,' says Greg Fleet
01/12/2015 … An arrest warrant was issued for Australian comedian Greg Fleet this morning after he failed to show up in court.
Together at last: Peter Andre and David Brent
Singer takes cameo in Gervais's movie
01/12/2015 … Peter Andre is to appear in The Office spin-off movie, Life On The Road.
TFI Alan Partridge!
Coogan's character to co-host Chris Evans's show
01/12/2015 … Alan Partridge is to co-host TFI Friday.
Peter Kay, DJ
Comic to host arena-sized 'dance-a-thon parties'
01/12/2015 … Peter Kay is to DJ a series of 'dance-a-thon parties' around the UK next year.