Comedian throttled by 'homophobic' heckler
29/04/2015 … Comedian Brennan Reece as been throttled by a front-row heckler who made seemingly homophobic remarks.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 29 April 2015
Paddy McGuinness to star in Coronation Street
Let the comic see the cobbles...
29/04/2015 … Paddy McGuinness has landed a guest role in Coronation Street.
Comics to voice Disney cartoon
Marc Wootton and Kayvan Novak sign up for Counterfeit Cat
29/04/2015 … Marc Wootton and Kayvan Novak are to voice a new animated comedy series for satellite channel Disney XD.
© BBC Peter Kay's Car Share breaks record
29/04/2015 … Peter Kay’s Car Share has broken records on the BBC iPlayer.
© BBC Mrs Brown speaks out on gay marriage
Video goes viral as Irish vote looms
29/04/2015 … Brendan O'Carroll has lent his support to gay marriage by releasing a sincere video calling for equality, in the guise of Mrs Brown.
Radio 4 in the market for more Simon Evans
29/04/2015 … SIMON EVANS is to record a second series of his comedy-economics show for Radio 4.
Tue 28 April 2015
Listen to the voicemails of the stars
Not phone-hacking, a new Kayvan Novak comedy
28/04/2015 … Forget phone-hacking – Kayvan Novak is making a new comedy show in which he imagines the messages left on the answerphones of famous people.
Keith Harris dies
28/04/2015 … Comic ventriloquist Keith Harris, best known for performances with his puppet Orville, has died at the age of 67, his agent has said.