Johnny Vegas to appear in Top Gear rival
14/01/2016 … Johnny Vegas is to appear in a new ITV motoring show to rival the BBC's relaunched Top Gear.
2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 14 January 2016
Wed 13 January 2016
Bob Mortimer reveals his secret wedding
Ceremony half an hour before heart op
13/01/2016 … Bob Mortimer secretly married his long-term partner just half an hour before undergoing triple bypass surgery.
The Smartest Man in Glasgow
13/01/2016 … Greg Proops is coming to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival to record an episode of his Smartest Man In The World podcast.
Comedian arrested for mocking guru
Devotees say their ‘religious sentiments’ were hurt
13/01/2016 … An Indian comedian has been arrested after mocking a spiritual guru on TV.
Vic and Bob on their new stage show
‘We can't remember what we're supposed to do.'
13/01/2016 … Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer have toyed with the idea of taking House Of Fools on tour.
Why studio execs almost axed The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Steve Carell 'looked like a serial killer'
13/01/2016 … Steve Carell has revealed that The 40-Year-Old Virgin almost never made it into cinemas – because studio bosses thought he looked 'too much like a serial killer'.
TV comedy to revisit stand-up's golden era
13/01/2016 … A new TV comedy is to be based around the burgeoning 1970s Los Angeles stand-up scene.
Tue 12 January 2016
2.9m see Tracey Ullman's return
But sketch show divides critics
12/01/2016 … Tracey Ullman's return to British TV proved a ratings success last night.