All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC ...so says, erm, Mrs Blackadder
05/04/2016 … The life of the BBC’s former chief medical officer was made a misery – thanks to Blackadder For Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis did not realise…
People's and judge's choices named
05/04/2016 … Lauren Pattison and Morgan Rees have won the People’s Choice places in the Chortle Student Comedy Award semi-finals.
05/04/2016 … Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee has been nominated for two Webby awards.
© BBC/Roughcut Television News revealed as third season ends
05/04/2016 … The BBC has commissioned not one, but two more series of Cuckoo.
As It Occurs To Me to return, on video
04/04/2016 … Richard Herring has raised more than £100,000 from his fans to make a professional-quality comedy series for the internet.
(And yes, he does get to wear medieval garb)
04/04/2016 … Sean Bean is to appear in E4's new comedy series Wasted, set in the West Country.
© ITV 04/04/2016 … Satirical puppet series Newzoids is returning for a second series ITV has confirmed.
04/04/2016 … Improvised musical Showstopper! has won one of the most prestigious awards in the West End.
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