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.
2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 27 August 2016
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.
Inbetweeners team reunite
For BBC comedy about 1980s double-glazing salesmen
26/08/2016 … Inbetweeners stars Joe Thomas and James Buckley are to reunite with the co-creator of the youth TV hit for a new BBC Two comedy.
V&A acquires Tommy Cooper archive
26/08/2016 … The Victoria and Albert Museum has acquired a vast archive of Tommy Cooper memorabilia – but not a single fez.
Radio 4 unveils raft of new comedies
With Herring, Pascoe, Berry & more...
26/08/2016 … Radio 4 has announces a raft of new comedy shows featuring names such as Matt Berry, Meera Syal, Richard Herring, Sara Pascoe and Rhys James.
Bill Bailey pens bird book
26/08/2016 … Bill Bailey has written a 'humorous and personal' guide to British birds.