Stewart Lee to host jazz radio show
24/10/2016 … STEWART LEE is to become a presenter on a new BBC 'pop-up' radio station dedicated to jazz.
2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 24 October 2016
© BBC A couple of Khans
London mayor to appear in Citizen Khan
24/10/2016 … Sadiq Khan is to make a cameo appearance in Citizen Khan.
'Taking offence at jokes is stupid'
Stand-ups discuss free speech and comedy
24/10/2016 … Taking offence at jokes displays a ‘self-imposed stupidity’, comedians claimed yesterday.
US comedy pioneer Barry Crimmins releases his first stand-up special
24/10/2016 … American alternative comedy legend Barry Crimmins is to release his first ever stand-up special – thanks to Louis CK.
© C4 America gets a taste for Bad Sugar
Abandoned C4 comedy picked up by Fox
24/10/2016 … A spoof melodramatic soap created by Peep Show writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong is set to have a new lease of life in the States.
The secret lyrics hidden in Red Dwarf theme
24/10/2016 … A sharp-eared Red Dwarf fan has uncovered lyrics that have been hidden in the show’s instrumental theme tune for more than 25 years.
Sun 23 October 2016
© BBC Jimmy Perry dies
23/10/2016 … Dad’s Army co-creator Jimmy Perry has died at the age of 93.
