© BBC/Balloon Entertainment/Colin Hutton 2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 30 August 2015
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Al Murray to become an MP
...in a sitcom inspired by Pub Landlord's real campaign
30/08/2015 … Al Murray could star in a sitcom in which his Pub Landlord creation becomes an MP.
Sat 29 August 2015
Sam Simmons scoops Edinburgh Comedy Award
29/08/2015 … Australian absurdist Sam Simmons has won the main Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award for the best show on the Fringe.
Eddie Murphy and Oprah Winfrey join Richard Pryor biopic
Greenlight expected imminently
29/08/2015 … Eddie Murphy and Oprah Winfrey have joined the cast of the long-awaited Richard Pryor biopic.
Malcolm Hardee winners announced
For originality, publicity stunt and earning potential
29/08/2015 … The winners of the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards have been announced at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Revealed: The comedians' favourite Fringe acts
29/08/2015 … The frontrunners have been announced for the comedians' choice awards at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Fri 28 August 2015
Thanks for the cash, Katie Hopkins!
WTF: Comic Bobby Mair pranks hate figure
28/08/2015 … • Comedian Bobby Mair has pranked Katie Hopkins – taking the money he got from appearing on her TLC show Katie Hopkins Vs.
© BBC How Dad's Army came to be....
New BBC Two drama tells the story
28/08/2015 … John Sessions, Shane Richie and Sally Phillips are to star in a new drama about the making of Dad’s Army.