© Andy Hollingworth Romesh Ranganathan to write his memoirs
28/04/2016 … Romesh Ranganathan is to write his memoirs.
2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 28 April 2016
© Andy Hollingworth 
Final waltz for Hi-Di-Hi's Barry
Actor succumbs to cancer at 78
28/04/2016 … Barry Howard, who was best known for playing Barry Stuart-Hargreaves in Hi-de-Hi!, has died at the age of 78.
The Nerds will be heard
Comedy science trio start work on R4 series
28/04/2016 … The Festival Of The Spoken Nerd trio have started work on a new comedy science show for Radio 4.
© BBC BBC comedy chief steps down
Mark Freeland quits over creative freedoms
28/04/2016 … The BBC’s most senior comedy production executive has dramatically announced that he is to quit the corporation.
Courtney Cox works on ITV sitcom
28/04/2016 … Courteney Cox is reportedly developing a new sitcom for ITV.
Wed 27 April 2016
Comic under fire for 'retard' jokes
'Callous and gratuitous verbal violence'
27/04/2016 … The organisers of the Special Olympics have launched a campaign against comedian Gary Owen for using the word ‘retarded’ on stage.
BBC appoints a new comedy commissioner
Alex Moody will be a 'diversity champion'
27/04/2016 … Comedy producer Alex Moody, whose credits range from the British Comedy Awards to Nick Helm’s Bafta-nominated short film Elephant, has joined the BBC as a…