Eddie Izzard completes his first marathon
23/02/2016 … Eddie Izzard has completed the first of the 27 marathons he is running in South Africa.
2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 23 February 2016
Billy On The Street and Fameless coming to UK
23/02/2016 … Comedy Central has snapped up the UK rights to air impromptu quiz show Billy On The Street and prank programme Fameless from the States.
Pointless to hit its 1,000th episode
Another 210 instalments ordered
23/02/2016 … Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman are to host another 210 episodes of Pointless.
Third kids' book for David O'Doherty
Puffin buys Danger Really Is Everywhere
23/02/2016 … David O’Doherty is to publish a third children’s book in his Danger is Everywhere series.
Go Eddie!
Izzard begins the first of his 27 marathons
23/02/2016 … Eddie Izzard has kicked off his quest to run 27 marathons in 27 days.
Mon 22 February 2016
© BBC/Gary Moyes Dead Kennedys
BBC kills off Emma Kennedy's comedy
22/02/2016 … The BBC has axed The Kennedys, the comedy series based on the childhood memoirs of writer Emma Kennedy.
Benidorm's back!
22/02/2016 … ITV has commissioned a ninth series of Benidorm, which will go into production next month.
'Elis, I love you. Will you marry me?'
Isy Suttie and Elis James get engaged
22/02/2016 … Isy Suttie and Elis James are engaged to be married after she proposed at a launch party for her new book.