2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 09 August 2015
Bit of a cock-up on the mortality front
Reggie Perrin creator David Nobbs dies at 80
09/08/2015 … David Nobbs, the creator of Reginald Perrin, has died at the age of 80.
BBC must advertise the new comedy it makes
Plea from Edinburgh Comedy Awards boss
09/08/2015 … The producer of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards has called on the BBC not to neglect new talent once BBC Three moves online only.
Hitchhikers' original Trillian dies
09/08/2015 … Susan Sheridan, who played Trillian in the original radio series of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, has died aged 68.
Limmy makes the bestseller list
09/08/2015 … LIMMY'S book Daft Wee Stories has entered the Sunday Times hardback bestseller list at No 5, after selling 1,465 copies in its first week on release.
Fri 07 August 2015
It's an a-hart gallery!
07/08/2015 … • ‘You can say something that is very shocking and an audience will laugh because they're shocked, that's not to be mistaken for wit or flair or something uplifting.
Let's ride this beast!
Bryony Kimmings delivers Fringe opening speech
07/08/2015 … Comedian and theatre-maker Bryony Kimmings has made the official opening address at the Edinburgh Fringe, to welcome participants to the festival.
Modern Life gets Gooder for Dave Gorman
07/08/2015 … Dave has ordered two more series of Dave Gorman’s Modern Life Is Goodish.