Alun Cochrane joins Coronation Street
As a ‘fairly ordinary, friendly' bloke
13/04/2016 … Alun Cochrane is to appear in an episode of Coronation Street.
2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 13 April 2016
Brett Goldstein cast in HBO sitcom
13/04/2016 … Brett Goldstein has been cast in a US comedy pilot.
Tue 12 April 2016
Jim Gaffigan and Miranda Sings to play UK
12/04/2016 … American comedians Jim Gaffigan and Miranda Sings are to play the UK later this year.
Glasgow comedy fest sells 78,000 tickets
12/04/2016 … THE GLASGOW International Comedy Festival has announced that it sold 78,177 tickets for this year's 18-day event, a slither (0.
See Harry Enfield as Prince Charles
First picture from Channel 4 comedy The Windsors
12/04/2016 … This is the first look at Harry Enfield as Prince Charles and the rest of the cast of Channel 4's new Royal Family comedy The Windsors.
Would I Lie To You? lands a tenth series
12/04/2016 … BBC One has commissioned a tenth series of comedy panel show Would I Lie To You? Host Rob Brydon and team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack have both signed…
Yve Blake wins Rebel Wilson scholarship
To work on musical about teenage fangirls
12/04/2016 … Musical comedian Yve Blake has won an Australian scholarship backed by Hollywood star Rebel Wilson to work on her dream project.
Mon 11 April 2016
© BBC/Objective Productions/Chris Brock Meet the new Hyacinth Bucket
Kerry Howard lands starring role in prequel
11/04/2016 … Kerry Howard is to play the young Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC's Keeping Up Appearances prequel.