Trevor Noah's $3million book deal
South African memoirs out in November
27/01/2016 … Trevor Noah has signed a publishing deal worth a reported $3million-plus.
2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 27 January 2016
Who do they think they are kidding?
27/01/2016 … The new Dad’s Army movie is ‘doomed’ to mediocrity, if the critics are to be believed.
Tue 26 January 2016
© Paul Lippiatt Ken Dodd's tickled by festival honour
Slapstick dubs him a 'comedy legend'
26/01/2016 … Ken Dodd has been awarded the Comedy Legend award by the Slapstick festival in Bristol He becomes only the third person to take the accolade, following…
Comedian bids to become a cage fighter
'It's brutal' says Bryan Lacey as his MMA training starts
26/01/2016 … Comedian Bryan Lacey is retraining… as a cage fighter.
Russell Howard dodges boobs
26/01/2016 … Russell Howard is to front a ‘celebrity boob ball’ tournament next week.
Memorial gig for Harry Hill's TV 'son'
Al Murray reforms the pub band one last time
26/01/2016 … Harry Hill has launched a comic fundraiser in memory of Matt Bradstock-Smith, who played his ’adopted son Alan’ in his early career and who died of cancer aged…
Mark Watson pilots new TV show
Based on ...Makes The World Substantially Better
26/01/2016 … Mark Watson is working on a TV adaptation of his Radio 4 series …Makes The World Substantially Better.
Hospital DJ Ivan Brackenbury makes it to TV
... for BBC One Comedy Playhouse
26/01/2016 … Inept hospital DJ Ivan Brackenbury is to star in his own BBC One pilot.