Sick joke costs comedian £20,000
Mike Ward must pay damages for insulting disabled teen
21/07/2016 … A Canadian comedian has been ordered to pay just over £20,000 ($35,000) for making jokes at the expense of a disabled teenager.
2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 21 July 2016
Revealed: Alan Partridge's new book
Travel writing tome to be called Nomad
21/07/2016 … Alan Partridge's new book is to be called Nomad and released on October 20, it has been announced.
Simon Day is Waiting For Waiting For Godot
21/07/2016 … Brian Pern actor Simon Day is to star in a new play, set backstage at Waiting For Godot.
Veep actor loses his Emmy nomination
Peter MacNicol's appearances broke the rules
21/07/2016 … An actor from Veep has been stripped of his Emmy nomination – after organisers realised his performance was ineligible.
Comedians to read the Chilcot Report – in full
It'll take two weeks, 24hrs a day
21/07/2016 … Comedians and activists including Omid Djalili, Stewart Lee and Reginald D Hunter are to read out loud the entire Chilcot Report into the Iraq War.
Matt Forde to front political comedy show for Dave
'There's never been a better time for this'
21/07/2016 … Stand-up and podcaster Matt Forde is to front a new political comedy series for Dave called Unspun.
The dark side of improv
Mike Birbiglia explores comedy troupes in his new movie
21/07/2016 … Comedian Mike Birbiglia has made a movie about the dark side of improv troupes.
Red Dwarf XI: The first picture
Sci-fi comedy returns in September
21/07/2016 … The first picture has been released of the Red Dwarf cast back in their characters, four years after their last outing.