© BBC Car Share takes best comedy at National TV Awards
As Billy Connolly's career hailed
20/01/2016 … Peter Kay’s Car Share has been named best comedy at the National Television Awards.
2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 20 January 2016
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© BBC/Richard Ansett Revealed: Who's in the next Inside No 9 series
Guest stars include Felicity Kendal and Fiona Shaw
20/01/2016 … The cast has been announced for the third series of Inside No 9.
BBC comedy boss steps down
Myfanwy Moore quits after two years
20/01/2016 … The BBC’s head of comedy production, Myfanwy Moore, is to leave the Corporation after less than two years in the job.
Steve Coogan to play Richard Gere's brother
In a film adaptation of bestseller The Dinner
20/01/2016 … Steve Coogan is to star alongside Richard Gere in a new film drama set over a tense meal at a swanky restaurant.
Radio 4 renews Jenny Eclair's Little Lifetimes
Third series of monologues for 2016
20/01/2016 … Radio 4 has commissioned a third series of Little Lifetimes monologues from Jenny Eclair.
To Russia with jokes
The first British comic to perform in Moscow, in Russian
20/01/2016 … Stand-up Abi Roberts is claiming an international first in becoming the first British comedian to perform in Russia - in Russian.
© UKTV Laugh your way slim
Research: Watching TV comedies burns calories
20/01/2016 … Watching sitcoms and laughing out loud can help people to lose weight, according to research.
Tue 19 January 2016
© BBC/Tiger Aspect/Matt Squire Official: Boy Meets Girl to return
19/01/2016 … BBC Two has officially confirmed that Boy Meets Girls will be returning for a second series later this year.