© BBC/Fremantle Productions BBC One cuts its comedy output
Programming falls by a quarter
14/07/2015 … BBC One has cut the amount of comedy it airs by a quarter.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 14 July 2015
© BBC/Fremantle Productions Mon 13 July 2015
John Oliver joins Danger Mouse
13/07/2015 … John Oliver has joined the cast of Danger Mouse.
Sun 12 July 2015
Brendon Burns roasts the comedy industry
12/07/2015 … Here is the full audio recording Brendon Burns's keynote speech from the Chortle conference.
Elves, a magic dragon... and Julian Clary
12/07/2015 … The comedy week ahead… Monday July 13LIVE IN MANCHESTER: Tom Basden's adaptation of the absurd Fyodor Dostoevsky short story The Crocodile has its preview performance…
Sat 11 July 2015
Cheers actor Roger Rees dies
He played Brit tycoon Robin Colcord
11/07/2015 … Roger Rees, who played aloof British tycoon Robin Colcord in Cheers, has died at the age of 71.
Fri 10 July 2015
The selfie culture is killing comedy
Brendon Burns says audiences should be challenged, not pandered to
10/07/2015 … Britain’s comedy circuit is failing because it attempts to pander to self-absorbed audiences with no real interest in the artform.
'I feel like a cheaper webcam whore'
10/07/2015 … • 'I wouldn't be allowed near TV in America because I'm over 30 and I don't have an eating disorder.
BBC 'no longer the go-to place for new talent'
Acclaimed producer slates BBC Three move
10/07/2015 … The BBC will find it harder to sign up talented new comics now BBC Three is heading online, a respected comedy producer has claimed.