Radio 2 pulls comedy in wake of Paris attacks
1909 spy sitcom 'not appropriate' to air
17/11/2015 … Radio 2 has pulled a new comedy about pre-First-World-War spies in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, Chortle can reveal.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 17 November 2015
Bernie Clifton goes on The Voice
17/11/2015 … Veteran comedian Bernie Clifton is to take part in The Voice.
© Creative Commons / Nehrams2020 Jennifer Aniston joins De Niro's Comedian
17/11/2015 … Jennifer Aniston has been cast opposite Robert De Niro in his forthcoming film about a stand-up.
Mon 16 November 2015
It's not just Porridge...
Remakes on the cards for The Good Life and others
16/11/2015 … BBC One is planning to revive The Good Life, Are You Being Served?, Up Pompeii! and Keeping Up Appearances for its sitcom celebrations next year.
Russell Howard announces world tour
Playing 'in the round' in 2017
16/11/2015 … Russell Howard has announced his return to the live stage for the first time in three years.
Katy Brand is such a witch...
Comic to star as the animated Winnie the Witch
16/11/2015 … Katy Brand is set to star in a new animation show for pre-school children.
© BBC I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again... again
Classic radio comedy revived for the stage
16/11/2015 … Classic radio comedy I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again is being revived for a new stage production, more than 50 years after it first aired.
Comic picked to represent Britain
16/11/2015 … STAND-UP Ola has won the British section of the international Joke Nation competition, landing him a slot at the Montreux Comedy Festival in Switzerland next month.