2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 02 December 2016
© BBC Five-hour tribute to Andrew Sachs
Gold tears up its schedules for Fawlty special
02/12/2016 … The Gold TV channel has torn up its weekend schedules to pay tribute to Andrew Sachs – as BBC One also reruns a Fawlty Towers classic tonight.
© BBC Farewell to a ‘brilliant farceur’
John Cleese pays tribute to Andrew Sachs
02/12/2016 … John Cleese has paid tribute to the 'brilliant farceur' Andrew Sachs, after he died at the age of 86.
Thu 01 December 2016
Andrew Sachs dies at 86
Fawlty Towers' Manuel had dementia
01/12/2016 … Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs has died at the age of 86.
Comic lands a book deal - after asking for one on Twitter
Three-title contract for Olaf Falafal
01/12/2016 … Comedian Olaf Falafel has signed a three-book deal – less than 48 hours after pleading for a publisher on Twitter.
© Joella Marano / Creative Commons Sacha Baron Cohen to play a dodgy billionaire
Capitalist satire from Michael Winterbottom
01/12/2016 … Sacha Baron Cohen is to play an immoral billionaire businessman in his next movie.
Wipers Times heads to West End
01/12/2016 … The stage adaptation of Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s The Wipers Times is heading to the West End.
Ricky Gervais announces stand-up dates
Humanity may be his final tour
01/12/2016 … Ricky Gervais has announced the first dates of his new stand-up tour, Humanity.