You can't say 'scrotum' in front of Camilla
09/12/2016 … •‘I am the funniest man in the world and I don’t like any other comedians.
2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 09 December 2016
© Steve Ullathorne John Dowie's memoirs WILL be published
Pioneering comic hits his crowdfunding target
09/12/2016 … The memoirs of alternative comedy forerunner John Dowie are to be published after the former comedian hit his crowdfunding target.
© Toby Hancock/Rex Is this the best comedy bill of 2017?
Rowan Atkinson heads star-studded benefit
09/12/2016 … Rowan Atkinson is to make a rare live appearance at a star-studded comedy benefit show next year.
Jo Brand joins the Kitten Rescuers
09/12/2016 … Jo Brand is to front a one-off show called Kitten Rescuers for Channel 5.
ITV set to adapt Dawn French's novel
Script work under way on A Tiny Bit Marvellous
09/12/2016 … Dawn French’s debut novel is being made into a drama series for ITV.
Glee Club fight rumbles on
Supreme Court rules on comedy venues vs TV show
09/12/2016 … The legal battle between the Glee comedy club and the TV series of the same name is to go through another round.
Thu 08 December 2016
For the glory of Greece!
Anglo-Greek Katerina Vrana makes finals of Funniest Person in The World
08/12/2016 … Anglo-Greek comedian Katerina Vrana has made it to the finals of a competition to find the funniest person in the world.
New BBC show for Sue Perkins
Based on local newspaper headlines
08/12/2016 … Sue Perkins is piloting a new topical comedy show with a difference – all the news stories will be taken from local newspapers.