© BBC Hamish and Dougal become stage stars
New theatre show based on Radio 4 characters
28/08/2016 … A new stage play has been created based around Radio 4 comedy characters Hamish and Dougal.
2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 28 August 2016
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Comedians' Choice winners revealed
Celebrating the best of the Fringe
28/08/2016 … Mat Ewins, Lolly Adefope and Bob Slayer have won the Comedians’ Choice awards at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Sat 27 August 2016
Richard Gadd scoops Edinburgh Comedy Award
A double for Scotland as Scott Gibson takes newcomer
27/08/2016 … Richard Gadd has won this year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award for a show about being the victim of sexual assault.
BBC's new satirical comedy - but with no comedians
A Gogglebox take on topical humour
27/08/2016 … BBC Two is to launch a new topical satire show – but created by ‘real people’, not comedians.
John Cleese is offered a BBC sitcom
Comedy legend 'in talks' over new role
27/08/2016 … John Cleese has been offered the starring role in a new BBC sitcom.
Live At The Apollo gets a 12th series
27/08/2016 … LIVE At The Apollo is to return for six more episodes and a Christmas special, to be recorded at the London venue in October, Names of the stand-ups taking part…
Fri 26 August 2016
Will Franken loses it with a heckler
26/08/2016 … • Comedian Will Mars wasn’t happy with his two-star Chortle review this Fringe, he decided he’d just award himself five stars, attribute them to made-up website…
'Reality TV is a Geordie f***ing an octopus'
Frankie Boyle at the Edinburgh TV Festival
26/08/2016 … TV comedy is too bland – and needs quotas to ensure more diversity, Frankie Boyle has said.